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Binary Search using Recurssion
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/// Performs binary search using Recursion | |
func binarySearch<T:Comparable>(on array: [T], for targetValue: T, from minIndex: Int, to maxIndex: Int) -> Int? { | |
// assigning to var so that values can be updated | |
var min = minIndex | |
var max = maxIndex | |
// Obtaining the pivot element | |
let guessIndex = Int((max + min) / 2) | |
// Value comparisons | |
if array[guessIndex] == targetValue { | |
// Value found :) Return the index! | |
return guessIndex | |
} else { | |
// Value not found :( Update min or max index | |
if targetValue > array[guessIndex] { | |
// Value lies in upper half, hence update the min | |
min = guessIndex + 1 | |
} else { | |
// targetValue < array[guess] | |
// Value lies in lower half, hence update the max | |
max = guessIndex - 1 | |
} | |
if max >= min { | |
// Complete array still not parsed | |
return binarySearch(on: array, for: targetValue, from: min, to: max) | |
} else { | |
// Complete array parsed, value not found, return -1 | |
return nil | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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