Java Bin Search

gistfile1.java

package project5;

public class binSearch {
public binSearch(String[] input, String toSearch){
inp = input;
search = toSearch;
}
public static int search() {
int begin = 0;

int end = inp.length;

while(begin < end){

    int middle = (begin + end) / 2;

    if(search.compareTo(inp[middle]) < 0){
        end = middle;

    } else if(search.compareTo(inp[middle]) > 0){
        begin = middle + 1;

    } else {
        return middle;
    }
}

return -(begin + 1);
}

private static String[] inp;
private static String search;

}