#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
int binary_search(uint8_t *arr, uint8_t n, uint8_t key) {
size_t higher = n;
size_t lower = 0;
while(1){
size_t pos = (higher + lower) / 2;
uint8_t found = *(arr+(pos));
// printf("H: %d, L: %d, P: %d, Found: %d, Key: %d\n", higher, lower, pos, found, key);
if (found == key){
return pos;
}
if (found > key) {
higher = pos-1;
if (pos == 0){
return -1;
}
} else {
lower = pos+1;
if (pos == (n-1)){
return -1;
}
}
if ((higher == pos) & (lower == pos)){
return -1;
}
}
}
int main() {
uint8_t n, key;
scanf("%hhu", &n);
uint8_t arr[100];
for (uint8_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
scanf("%hhu", &arr[i]);
}
scanf("%hhu", &key);
int index = binary_search(arr, n, key);
printf("%d", index);
return 0;
}
Input
6 5 10 15 20 25 30 20
Expected Output
3