diff --git a/snippets/isSorted.md b/snippets/isSorted.md index 9fa105d2b..347e998df 100644 --- a/snippets/isSorted.md +++ b/snippets/isSorted.md @@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ title: isSorted tags: array,intermediate --- -Returns `1` if the array is sorted in ascending order, `-1` if it is sorted in descending order or `0` if it is not sorted. +Returns `1` if a numeric array is sorted in ascending order, `-1` if it is sorted in descending order or `0` if it is not sorted. -- Calculate the ordering `direction` for the first two elements. -- Use `Object.entries()` to loop over array objects and compare them in pairs. -- Return `0` if the `direction` changes or the `direction` if the last element is reached. +- Calculate the ordering `direction` for the first pair of adjacent array elements. +- Return `0` if the given array is empty, only has one element or the `direction` changes for any pair of adjacent array elements. +- Use `Math.sign()` to covert the final value of `direction` to `-1` or `1`. ```js const isSorted = arr => { - let direction = -(arr[0] - arr[1]); - for (let [i, val] of arr.entries()) { - direction = !direction ? -(arr[i - 1] - arr[i]) : direction; - if (i === arr.length - 1) return !direction ? 0 : direction / Math.abs(direction); - else if ((val - arr[i + 1]) * direction > 0) return 0; + if (arr.length <= 1) return 0; + const direction = arr[1] - arr[0]; + for (let i = 2; i < arr.length; i++) { + if ((arr[i] - arr[i - 1]) * direction < 0) return 0; } + return Math.sign(direction); }; ``` @@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ const isSorted = arr => { isSorted([0, 1, 2, 2]); // 1 isSorted([4, 3, 2]); // -1 isSorted([4, 3, 5]); // 0 +isSorted([4]); // 0 ```