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

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object CommonElementMatrix {

  def findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix: Array[Array[Int]]): Int = {
    val rows = matrix.length
    if (rows == 0) return -1

    val cols = matrix(0).length
    val freq = scala.collection.mutable.Map[Int, Int]()

    for (i <- 0 until rows) {
      freq(matrix(i)(0)) = freq.getOrElse(matrix(i)(0), 0) + 1
      for (j <- 1 until cols) {
        if (matrix(i)(j) != matrix(i)(j - 1)) {
          val value = matrix(i)(j)
          freq(value) = freq.getOrElse(value, 0) + 1
        }
      }
    }

    freq.find { case (_, count) => count == rows } match {
      case Some((key, _)) => key
      case None => -1
    }
  }

  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
    val matrix = Array(
      Array(1, 2, 3, 5, 36),
      Array(4, 5, 7, 9, 10),
      Array(5, 6, 8, 9, 18),
      Array(1, 3, 5, 8, 24)
    )

    val result = findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix)
    if (result != -1)
      println(s"Common element in all rows: $result")
    else
      println("No common element found in all rows.")
  }
}



/*
run:

Common element in all rows: 5

*/


 



answered Oct 3, 2025 by avibootz
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