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Binary search

Simple binary search of an array. Tests the array at the middle and divides the search space by half each time it looks for the target item. Returns the target item and how many iterations it took to get there

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let rec binSearch target arr =
    match Array.length arr with
      | 0 -> None
      | i -> let middle = i / 2
             match  sign <| compare target arr.[middle] with
               | 0  -> Some(target)
               | -1 -> binSearch target arr.[..middle-1]
               | _  -> binSearch target arr.[middle+1..]



binSearch 7918 [|1..10000000|]
val binSearch : target:'a -> arr:'a [] -> 'a option (requires comparison)

Full name: Script.binSearch
val target : 'a (requires comparison)
val arr : 'a [] (requires comparison)
module Array

from Microsoft.FSharp.Collections
val length : array:'T [] -> int

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.Array.length
union case Option.None: Option<'T>
val i : int
val middle : int
val sign : value:'T -> int (requires member get_Sign)

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.sign
val compare : e1:'T -> e2:'T -> int (requires comparison)

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.compare
union case Option.Some: Value: 'T -> Option<'T>

More information

Link:http://fssnip.net/ig
Posted:11 years ago
Author:devshorts
Tags: binary search , trees , algorithms

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