That would take all the fun away....what if you are given only the address of the array?This wont work in that case
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:39 PM, asdqwe <ayushgoel...@gmail.com> wrote: > If i am not wrong, the only possible solution can be > len=sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]) > i.e. find the length from the array itself. > > > On Aug 22, 9:01 pm, saurabh singh <saurab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > @dave or anyone??????? response please > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM, saurabh singh <saurab...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > kkk...not sure > > > assume no number is greater than 1000(I mentioned There has to be some > > > additional constraints to make the problem solvable).... > > > Now check 1st element if not the desired element keep multiplying with > 2 > > > the previous range till either one of these condition is satisfied > > > *1.An exception is caught* > > > *2.Number greater than 1000 occurs.* > > > suppose this happens for *1024 *for the given example. > > > then we will check out for (512+1024)/2 th element for the above > condition. > > > If true than again branch like binary search.This way can element which > on > > > left side doesn't gives any exception and maintains the constraints > while on > > > the right it violates the same.So we may land up with the desired index > and > > > can then perform binary search....... > > > > > PS:There are lots of assumption in this approach and the more I write > the > > > more I get convinced that its a plain stupid idea... > > > > > -- > > > Saurabh Singh > > > B.Tech (Computer Science) > > > MNNIT ALLAHABAD > > > > -- > > Saurabh Singh > > B.Tech (Computer Science) > > MNNIT ALLAHABAD > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- Saurabh Singh B.Tech (Computer Science) MNNIT ALLAHABAD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
