binary search algorithm java code example

Example 1: binary search java

// Java implementation of iterative Binary Search 
class BinarySearch { 
	// Returns index of x if it is present in arr[], 
	// else return -1 
	int binarySearch(int arr[], int x) 
	{ 
		int l = 0, r = arr.length - 1; 
		while (l <= r) { 
			int m = l + (r - l) / 2; 

			// Check if x is present at mid 
			if (arr[m] == x) 
				return m; 

			// If x greater, ignore left half 
			if (arr[m] < x) 
				l = m + 1; 

			// If x is smaller, ignore right half 
			else
				r = m - 1; 
		} 

		// if we reach here, then element was 
		// not present 
		return -1; 
	} 

	// Driver method to test above 
	public static void main(String args[]) 
	{ 
		BinarySearch ob = new BinarySearch(); 
		int arr[] = { 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 }; 
		int n = arr.length; 
		int x = 10; 
		int result = ob.binarySearch(arr, x); 
		if (result == -1) 
			System.out.println("Element not present"); 
		else
			System.out.println("Element found at "
							+ "index " + result); 
	} 
}

Example 2: binary search java

binary search program in java.
public class BinarySearchExample
{
   public static void binarySearch(int[] arrNumbers, int start, int end, int keyElement)
   {
      int middle = (start + end) / 2;
      while(start <= end)
      {
         if(arrNumbers[middle] < keyElement)
         {
            start = middle + 1;
         }
         else if(arrNumbers[middle] == keyElement)
         {
            System.out.println("Element found at index: " + middle);
            break;
         }
         else
         {
            end = middle - 1;
         }
         middle = (start + end) / 2;
      }
      if(start > end)
      {
         System.out.println("Element not found!");
      }
   }
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      int[] arrNumbers = {14,15,16,17,18};
      int keyElement = 16;
      int end = arrNumbers.length - 1;
      binarySearch(arrNumbers, 0, end, keyElement);
   }
}

Example 3: binary search java

public int runBinarySearchRecursively(
  int[] sortedArray, int key, int low, int high) {
    int middle = (low + high) / 2;
        
    if (high < low) {
        return -1;
    }

    if (key == sortedArray[middle]) {
        return middle;
    } else if (key < sortedArray[middle]) {
        return runBinarySearchRecursively(
          sortedArray, key, low, middle - 1);
    } else {
        return runBinarySearchRecursively(
          sortedArray, key, middle + 1, high);
    }
}

Example 4: binary search in java

import java.util.Scanner;

// Binary Search in Java

class Main {
  int binarySearch(int array[], int element, int low, int high) {

    // Repeat until the pointers low and high meet each other
    while (low <= high) {

      // get index of mid element
      int mid = low + (high - low) / 2;

      // if element to be searched is the mid element
      if (array[mid] == element)
        return mid;

      // if element is less than mid element
      // search only the left side of mid
      if (array[mid] < element)
        low = mid + 1;

      // if element is greater than mid element
      // search only the right side of mid
      else
        high = mid - 1;
    }

    return -1;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {

    // create an object of Main class
    Main obj = new Main();

    // create a sorted array
    int[] array = { 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
    int n = array.length;

    // get input from user for element to be searched
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.println("Enter element to be searched:");

    // element to be searched
    int element = input.nextInt();
    input.close();

    // call the binary search method
    // pass arguments: array, element, index of first and last element
    int result = obj.binarySearch(array, element, 0, n - 1);
    if (result == -1)
      System.out.println("Not found");
    else
      System.out.println("Element found at index " + result);
  }
}

Example 5: binary search implementation using java collections

// Returns index of key in sorted list sorted in
// ascending order
public static int binarySearch(List slist, T key)

// Returns index of key in sorted list sorted in
// order defined by Comparator c.
public static int binarySearch(List slist, T key, Comparator c)

If key is not present, the it returns "(-(insertion point) - 1)". 
The insertion point is defined as the point at which the key 
would be inserted into the list.