freeCodeCamp/Algorithms/binarySearch.js

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// https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/coding-interview-prep/algorithms/implement-binary-search
function binarySearch(searchList, value) {
let arrayPath = [];
let first = 0;
let last = searchList.length - 1;
let middle;
while (true) {
middle = Math.floor((last - first) / 2) + first;
if (searchList[middle] === arrayPath[arrayPath.length - 1]) {
return "Value Not Found";
}
arrayPath.push(searchList[middle]);
if (searchList[middle] === value) {
return arrayPath;
} else if (searchList[middle] > value) {
last = middle - 1;
} else if (searchList[middle] < value) {
first = middle + 1;
}
}
}
const testArray = [
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 49, 70,
];
console.log(binarySearch(testArray, 0)); //[13, 5, 2, 0]