Binary Search Visualization in C++


#include <iostream>

int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int r, int x) {
    while (l <= r) {
        int m = l + (r - l) / 2;

        // Check if x is present at mid
        if (arr[m] == x)
            return m;

        // If x greater, ignore left half
        if (arr[m] < x)
            l = m + 1;

        // If x is smaller, ignore right half
        else
            r = m - 1;
    }

    // If element is not present in array
    return -1;
}

int main() {
    int arr[] = {2, 3, 4, 10, 40};
    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
    int x = 10;
    int result = binarySearch(arr, 0, n - 1, x);
    return 0;
}
            

Array Visualization:

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Search Status: Not Started

Time Elapsed: 0s

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