RosettaCodeData/Task/Binary-search/Common-Lisp/binary-search-2.lisp

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(defun binary-search (value array &optional (low 0) (high (1- (length array))))
(if (< high low)
nil
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(let ((middle (floor (+ low high) 2)))
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(cond ((> (aref array middle) value)
(binary-search value array low (1- middle)))
((< (aref array middle) value)
(binary-search value array (1+ middle) high))
(t middle)))))