how to use binary search code example
Example 1: binary search algorithm
using namespace std;
int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int h, int key){
if(l<=h){
int mid = l + (h-l)/2;
if(arr[mid] == key){
return mid;
}
else if(arr[mid] > key){
return binarySearch(arr, l, mid-1, key);
}
else if(arr[mid] < key){
return binarySearch(arr,mid+1, h, key);
}
}
return -1;
}
int main(){
int arr[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10};
int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]);
int key = 7;
int result = binarySearch(arr,0,n-1,key);
(result==-1)
? cout << "Element is not found in the array" << endl
: cout << "Element is found at index " << result;
return 0;
}
Example 2: binary search
//Binary search can apply to sorted data only.
//Time complexity of binary search is O(log n ).
//It always divide the whole data in parts and compare a search key to middle element only.
import java.util.*;
public class BinarySearch {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int[] a = {10,20,50,30,40};
int key=sc.nextInt();
Arrays.sort(a); // An method in java.util.Arrays package to sort an array element.
int first=0,end=a.length-1,mid=0,flag=0;
while(first<=end)
{
mid=(first+end)/2;
if(key<a[mid]) // Move to left part if key is smaller than middle element.
{
end = mid-1;
}
else if(key>a[mid]) // Move to right part if key is greater than middle element.
{
first = mid+1;
}
else
{
flag=1;
break;
}
}
if(flag==1)
{
System.out.println("Success! found");
}
else
{
System.out.println("Error! This key (" + key + ") does not exist in the array");
}
}
}