#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int search_array[] = {0,1,4,5,7,9,13,17,19,25,85,456,594};
int key = 17; //Element to search
int i, size = sizeof(search_array)/sizeof(search_array[0]);
int found = 0, position, first, last ,middle;
first = 0;
last = size - 1;
middle = (first+last)/2;
while (first <= last){
if (search_array[middle] < key){
first = middle + 1;
}else if (search_array[middle] == key){
found = 1;
position = middle;
break;
}else{
last = middle - 1;
}
middle = (first + last)/2;
}
if(found){
printf("Element %d found at position %d",key,position);
}else{
printf("Element not found");
}
return 0;
}
Output :
Element 17 found at position 7
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