Binary_Search.cpp

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// A iterative binary search function. It returns
// location of x in given array arr[l..r] if present,
// otherwise -1
int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int r, int x)
{
	while (l <= r) {
		int m = l + r / 2;

		// Check if x is present at mid
		if (arr[m] == x)
			return m;

		// If x greater, ignore left half
		if (arr[m] < x)
			l = m + 1;

		// If x is smaller, ignore right half
		else
			r = m - 1;
	}

	// if we reach here, then element was
	// not present
	return -1;
}

int main(void)
{
	int arr[] = { 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 };
	int x = 10;
	int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
	int result = binarySearch(arr, 0, n - 1, x);
	(result == -1) ? cout << "Element is not present in array"
				: cout << "Element is present at index " << result;
	return 0;
}