class Array
def binary_search_iterative(val)
low, high = 0, length - 1
while low <= high
mid = (low + high) >> 1
case val <=> self[mid]
when 1
low = mid + 1
when -1
high = mid - 1
else
return mid
end
nil
ary = [0,1,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,26,45,67,78,90,98,123,211,234,456,769,865,2345,3215,14345,24324]
[0,42,45,24324,99999].each do |val|
i = ary.binary_search_iterative(val)
if i
puts "found #{val} at index #{i}: #{ary[i]}"
puts "#{val} not found in array"