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Program to implement Binary search in array


Write a Program to implement Binary search in array.

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int i, first, last, middle, n, search, array[100];
printf("Enter number of elements\n");
scanf("%d",&n);
printf("Enter %d integers(in ascending orders)\n", n);
for (i=0;i<n;i++)
scanf("%d",&array[i]);
printf("Enter value to find\n");
scanf("%d",&search);
first=0;
last=n - 1;
middle=(first+last)/2;
while(first<=last )
{
if (array[middle]<search)
first= middle + 1;
else if (array[middle]==search)
{
printf("%d found at location %d.\n", search, middle+1);
break;
}
else
last=middle - 1;
middle=(first + last)/2;
}
if(first>last)
printf("Not found!\n");
}

OUTPUT:
Enter the number of elements in array
4
Enter 4 integer (in ascending orders)
74
75
95
99
Enter value to search
95
95 found at location 3