TheAlgorithms-Ruby/Searches/binary_search.rb
2017-10-01 12:56:35 -05:00

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=begin
Searches through a list for a value in O(log(n)) time.
The list must be sorted.
=end
def binary_search(array, key)
front = 0
back = array.length - 1
while front <= back
middle = (front + back) / 2
return middle if array[middle] == key
key < array[middle] ?
back = middle - 1 : front = middle + 1
end
nil
end
puts "Enter a sorted space-separated list:"
arr = gets.chomp.split(' ').map(&:to_i)
puts "Enter the value to be searched:"
value = gets.chomp.to_i
puts binary_search(arr, value) != nil ?
"Found at index #{binary_search(arr, value)}" :
"Not found"