# [278. First Bad Version](https://leetcode.com/problems/first-bad-version/description/) # 思路 思路很简单,就是二分法。 但是这题会超时,其实问题不是时间复杂度高(二分法的时间复杂度已经是理论最低了),而是因为在计算`mid = (low + high) / 2`时low + high会溢出而产生不可预料的值。 所以,我们不应该用`mid = (high + low) / 2`来更新mid而应该`mid = low + (high - low) / 2`。 > **以后的二分法都应该这样更新mid以防溢出!!!** # C++ ```C++ // Forward declaration of isBadVersion API. bool isBadVersion(int version); class Solution { public: int firstBadVersion(int n) { int low = 1, high = n, mid; while(low <= high){ mid = low + (high - low) / 2; // mid = (high + low) / 2 会溢出!!! if(isBadVersion(mid)) high = mid - 1; else low = mid + 1; } return low; } }; ```