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binary search in javascript
function binarySearch(collection, start, end, target) {
if(start > end) {
return;
}
var mid = Math.floor( (start + end) / 2 );
if(collection[mid] > target) {
return binarySearch(collection, start, mid - 1, target);
}
if(collection[mid] < target) {
return binarySearch(collection, mid + 1, end, target);
}
return mid;
}
var ary = [1,2,3,6,7,9,11,234,1231,3233,11111,222222];
var target = 222222;
var index = binarySearch(ary, 0, ary.length, target);
console.log(index);
console.log(target === ary[index]);
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