Binary search

Range of suffixes with pattern prefix forms contiguous SA range. Find lower + upper via binary search on prefix comparison.

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Complexity

O(M log N) — each of log N comparisons costs O(M). Improved to O(M + log N) with LCP array (Manber-Myers).

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Occurrences count

Range width in SA = occurrence count. All occurrence positions = SA[l..r].