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"Binary" Search for a double in C#. Uses difference from needle for midpoint as opposed to halving sum
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private static int BinarySearch(List<double> haystack, double needle, double tolerance = 0.0000001) | |
{ | |
var left = 0; | |
var right = haystack.Count - 1; | |
while (needle <= haystack[right] && needle > haystack[left]) | |
{ | |
var leftDiff = needle - haystack[left]; | |
var rangeDiff = haystack[right] - haystack[left]; | |
var count = right - left; | |
var range = (int)(leftDiff/rangeDiff*count + left); | |
if (needle > haystack[range]) | |
{ | |
left = range + 1; | |
} | |
else if (needle < haystack[range]) | |
{ | |
right = range - 1; | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
left = range; | |
} | |
} | |
if (Math.Abs(needle - haystack[left]) < tolerance) | |
{ | |
return left; | |
} | |
return -1; | |
} | |
[TestMethod] | |
public void BinarySearchTest() | |
{ | |
var test = new List<double> | |
{ | |
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 | |
}; | |
for(var i = 0; i < test.Count; i++) | |
{ | |
Assert.AreEqual(i, BinarySearch(test, i)); | |
} | |
test = new List<double> | |
{ | |
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 | |
}; | |
for (var i = 0; i < test.Count; i++) | |
{ | |
Assert.AreEqual(i, BinarySearch(test, i)); | |
} | |
} |
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