107. Binary Search in Sorted Array

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

int binary_search(uint8_t *arr, uint8_t n, uint8_t key) {
    // Your logic here
    if(n==0) return -1;
    int mid = n/2;
    if(arr[mid] == key) return mid;

    if(arr[mid] > key)
        return binary_search(arr, mid, key);
    else{
        int res = binary_search(arr+mid+1, n-mid-1, key);
        if(res == -1) return -1;
        else
            return res+mid+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;
}

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