diff --git a/Search/binarySearch.js b/Search/binarySearch.js new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a0f6d71ce --- /dev/null +++ b/Search/binarySearch.js @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +/*Binary Search-Search a sorted array by repeatedly dividing the search interval +* in half. Begin with an interval covering the whole array. If the value of the +* search key is less than the item in the middle of the interval, narrow the interval +* to the lower half. Otherwise narrow it to the upper half. Repeatedly check until the +* value is found or the interval is empty. +*/ + +function binarySearch(arr, i) { + var mid = Math.floor(arr.length / 2); + if (arr[mid] === i) { + console.log('match', arr[mid], i); + return arr[mid]; + } else if (arr[mid] < i && arr.length > 1) { + binarySearch(arr.splice(mid, Number.MAX_VALUE), i); + } else if (arr[mid] > i && arr.length > 1) { + binarySearch(arr.splice(0, mid), i); + } else { + console.log('not found', i); + return -1; + } + +} + +var ar=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]; +binarySearch(ar,3); +binarySearch(ar,7); +binarySearch(ar,13);