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#1991 - Find the Middle Index in Array

Problem Description

Given a 0-indexed integer array nums, find the leftmost middleIndex (i.e., the smallest amongst all the possible ones).

A middleIndex is an index where nums[0] + nums[1] + ... + nums[middleIndex-1] == nums[middleIndex+1] + nums[middleIndex+2] + ... + nums[nums.length-1].

If middleIndex == 0, the left side sum is considered to be 0. Similarly, if middleIndex == nums.length - 1, the right side sum is considered to be 0.

Return the leftmost middleIndex that satisfies the condition, or -1 if there is no such index.

Solution

/**
 * @param {number[]} nums
 * @return {number}
 */
var findMiddleIndex = function(nums) {
  let left = 0;
  let right = nums.reduce((sum, n) => sum + n, 0);

  for (let i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
    left += nums[i];
    right -= nums[i];
    if (left - nums[i] === right) {
      return i;
    }
  }

  return -1;
};