Welcome to collectivesolver - Programming & Software Q&A with code examples. A website with trusted programming answers. All programs are tested and work.

Contact: aviboots(AT)netvision.net.il

Buy a domain name - Register cheap domain names from $0.99 - Namecheap

Scalable Hosting That Grows With You

Secure & Reliable Web Hosting, Free Domain, Free SSL, 1-Click WordPress Install, Expert 24/7 Support

Semrush - keyword research tool

Boost your online presence with premium web hosting and servers

Disclosure: My content contains affiliate links.

40,023 questions

51,974 answers

573 users

How to find a common element in all rows of a given matrix with sorted rows in TypeScript

1 Answer

0 votes
function findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix: number[][]): number {
    const map: Map<number, number> = new Map();
    const rows: number = matrix.length;
    const cols: number = matrix[0].length;

    for (let i: number = 0; i < rows; i++) {
        map.set(matrix[i][0], (map.get(matrix[i][0]) ?? 0) + 1);
        for (let j: number = 1; j < cols; j++) {
            if (matrix[i][j] !== matrix[i][j - 1]) {
                const val = matrix[i][j];
                map.set(val, (map.get(val) ?? 0) + 1);
            }
        }
    }

    for (const [key, count] of map.entries()) {
        if (count === rows) {
            return key;
        }
    }

    return -1;
}

// Example usage
const matrix: number[][] = [
  [1, 2, 3, 5, 36],
  [4, 5, 7, 9, 10],
  [5, 6, 8, 9, 18],
  [1, 3, 5, 8, 24]
];

const result: number = findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix);
console.log(
  result !== -1
    ? `Common element in all rows: ${result}`
    : "No common element found in all rows."
);



/*
run:

"Common element in all rows: 5" 

*/

 



answered Oct 3, 2025 by avibootz
...