Explain binary search. code example

Example: binary search

function binarySearchRicorsivo(array A, int p, int r, int v)
    if p > r
      return -1
     if v < A[p] or v > A[r]
       return -1
     q= (p+r)/2
     if A[q] == v
       return q
     else if A[q] > v
       return binarySearchRicorsivo(A,p,q-1,v)
     else