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The binary search algorithm realization with randomized array generation & performance measurements tracking
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const binarySearch = (list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], searchableValue = 4) => { | |
let low = 0, | |
high = list.length - 1; | |
while (low <= high) { | |
let middle = Math.floor(low + (high - low) / 2); | |
if (list[middle] < searchableValue) { | |
low = middle + 1; | |
} else if (list[middle] > searchableValue) { | |
high = middle - 1; | |
} else if (list[middle] === searchableValue) { | |
return middle; | |
} | |
} | |
return -1; | |
} | |
const randomArray = (length, max) => [...Array(length)].map(e=>~~(Math.random()*max)); | |
const t0 = performance.now(); | |
console.log(binarySearch(randomArray(10000, 30).sort((a, b) => a - b), ~~(Math.random()*10))); | |
const t1 = performance.now(); | |
console.log("Call to binarySearch took " + (t1 - t0) + " milliseconds.") |
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