/* * Exponential Search * * The algorithm consists of two stages. The first stage determines a * range in which the search key would reside if it were in the list. * In the second stage, a binary search is performed on this range. * * * */ function binarySearch(arr, x, floor, ceiling) { // Middle index let mid = Math.floor((floor + ceiling) / 2); // If value is at the mid position return this position if (arr[mid] === x) { return mid; } if(floor > ceiling) return -1; // If the middle element is great than the value // search the left part of the array if (arr[mid] > value) { return binarySearch(arr, value, floor, mid - 1); //If the middle element is lower than the value //search the right part of the array } else { return binarySearch(arr, value, mid + 1, ceiling); } } function exponentialSearch(arr, length, value) { // If value is the first element of the array return this position if (arr[0] == value) { return 0; } // Find range for binary search let i = 1; while (i < length && arr[i] <= value) { i = i * 2; } // Call binary search for the range found above return binarySearch(arr, value, i / 2, Math.min(i, length)); } let arr = [2, 3, 4, 10, 40, 65 , 78 , 100]; let value = 78; let result = exponentialSearch(arr, arr.length, value); if (result < 0) { console.log("Element not found"); } else { console.log("Element found at position :" + result); }