/**
* Searches for key in a using the binary search algorithm. If key is not
* found, returns -1, otherwise returns the index of key in a.
*
* Algorithm is nondeterministic for unsorted arrays.
*
* This is a public convenience interface to the actual implementation method.
*/
public static int binarySearch(final int a[], final int key) {
return _binarySearch(a, key, 0, a.length - 1);
}
/**
* Actual algorithm implementation.
* Searches for key in a in the range [low, high].
*/
private static int _binarySearch(final int a[], final int key, final int low, final int high) {
// Stopping condition: low is greater than high
// Return -1 for "not found"
if (low > high) {
return -1;
}
// Middle index
final int mid = (low + high) / 2;
// Recursion!
if (a[mid] < key) { // Guess was too low, increase lower bounds
return _binarySearch(a, key, (mid + 1), high);
} else if (a[mid] > key) { // Guess was too high, decrease upper bounds
return _binarySearch(a, key, low, (mid - 1));
}
// If we get here (a[mid] == key), then guess was correct: return mid
return mid;
}
Binary trees are commonly used to implement binary search tree and binary heaps.
Binary search can prevent overflow in a program by efficiently dividing the search space in half at each step, reducing the number of comparisons needed. This helps prevent the program from running out of memory or exceeding its capacity, which can lead to overflow errors.
The best search programs to attempt writing in C are the following: Linear search (simplest), Binary search (faster) Hash search (fastest).
Binary Search is the high speed data searching.Here in each recursion the is divided in two equal halves so that execution becomes easier.
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if it is n already compiled binary program: ./program-name if it is a code, gcc program-code.c -o program-name if gcc is not installed, on debian: search for a deb package and install it, or, apt-get install gcc on redhat: search for an rpm package and install it.
Binary search requires that the list be in search key order.
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To merge two binary search trees into a single binary search tree, you can perform an in-order traversal on each tree to extract their elements, combine the elements into a single sorted list, and then construct a new binary search tree from the sorted list. This process ensures that the resulting tree maintains the binary search tree property.
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A binary search is much faster.
Some common array search algorithms in computer science include linear search, binary search, and hash table search. Linear search checks each element in the array one by one until the target element is found. It has a time complexity of O(n) where n is the number of elements in the array. Binary search is more efficient as it divides the array in half at each step, reducing the search space by half each time. It has a time complexity of O(log n) where n is the number of elements in the array. However, binary search requires the array to be sorted. Hash table search uses a hash function to map keys to values in a data structure called a hash table. It has an average time complexity of O(1) for searching, making it very efficient. However, hash table search may have collisions which can affect its efficiency. In terms of implementation, linear search is simple and easy to implement but may not be efficient for large arrays. Binary search is more complex to implement but is very efficient for sorted arrays. Hash table search requires additional data structures and functions to implement but provides fast search times for large datasets.