function example
public class Solution {
public int[] searchRange(int[] nums, int target) {
int[] result = new int[2];
result[0] = findFirst(nums, target);
result[1] = findLast(nums, target);
return result;
}
private int findFirst(int[] nums, int target){
int idx = -1;
int start = 0;
int end = nums.length - 1;
while(start <= end){
int mid = (start + end) / 2;
if(nums[mid] >= target){
end = mid - 1;
}else{
start = mid + 1;
}
if(nums[mid] == target) idx = mid;
}
return idx;
}
private int findLast(int[] nums, int target){
int idx = -1;
int start = 0;
int end = nums.length - 1;
while(start <= end){
int mid = (start + end) / 2;
if(nums[mid] <= target){
start = mid + 1;
}else{
end = mid - 1;
}
if(nums[mid] == target) idx = mid;
}
return idx;
}