Finds the index of a given element in a sorted array using the binary search algorithm.
- Declare the left and right search boundaries,
l
andr
, initialized to0
and thelength
of the array respectively. - Use a
while
loop to repeatedly narrow down the search subarray, usingMath.floor()
to cut it in half. - Return the index of the element if found, otherwise return
-1
.
[!NOTE]
Does not account for duplicate values in the array.
代码实现
const binarySearch = (arr, item) => {
let l = 0,
r = arr.length - 1;
while (l <= r) {
const mid = Math.floor((l + r) / 2);
const guess = arr[mid];
if (guess === item) return mid;
if (guess > item) r = mid - 1;
else l = mid + 1;
}
return -1;
};
binarySearch([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 1); // 0
binarySearch([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 5); // 4
binarySearch([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 6); // -1