collections binary search objects java. code example

Example: 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.