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Find Intersection of all Intervals in C++
Suppose, we have N intervals in the form {L, R}, the L is the starting time, and R is the ending time. We have to find an intersection of all intervals. An intersection is an interval that lies within all of the given intervals. If no such found, return -1. For example, if the intervals are like [{1, 6}, {2, 8}, {3, 10}, {5, 8}, The output interval is {5, 6}
To solve this problem, we will follow these steps −
Consider the first interval is the final interval
Starting from the second interval, try searching for the intersection. Two cases can be there
There exists no intersection between [L1, R1] and [L2, R2] possible only when R1 < L2 or R2 < L1, in such case answer, will be 0
There exists no intersection between [L1, R1] and [L2, R2], then required intersection will be {max(L1, L2), min(R1, R2)}
Example
#include<iostream>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
class interval{
public:
int left, right;
};
void findIntersection(interval intervals[], int N) {
int l = intervals[0].left;
int r = intervals[0].right;
for (int i = 1; i < N; i++) {
if (intervals[i].left > r || intervals[i].right < l) {
cout << -1;
return;
} else {
l = max(l, intervals[i].left);
r = min(r, intervals[i].right);
}
}
cout << "{" << l << ", " << r << "}";
}
int main() {
interval intervals[] = {{ 1, 6 }, { 2, 8 }, { 3, 10 }, { 5, 8 } };
int N = sizeof(intervals) / sizeof(intervals[0]);
findIntersection(intervals, N);
}Output
{5, 6}
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