This C Program accepts the sorted array and does search using Binary search. Binary search is an algorithm for locating the position of an item in a sorted array. A search of sorted data, in which the middle position is examined first. Search continues with either the left or the right portion of the data, thus eliminating half of the remaining search space. In other words, a search which can be applied to an ordered linear list to progressively divide the possible scope of a search in half until the search object is found.

#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
    int array[10];
    int i, j, num, temp, keynum;
    int low, mid, high;
    printf("Enter the value of num \n");
    scanf("%d", &num);
    printf("Enter the elements one by one \n");
    for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
       scanf("%d", &array[i]);
    }
    printf("Input array elements \n");
    for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
       printf("%d\n", array[i]);
    }
    /*  Bubble sorting begins */
    for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
         for (j = 0; j < (num - i - 1); j++)
         {
               if (array[j] > array[j + 1])
               {
                  temp = array[j];
                  array[j] = array[j + 1];
                  array[j + 1] = temp;
                }
          }
     }
    printf("Sorted array is...\n");
    for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
         printf("%d\n", array[i]);
     }
    printf("Enter the element to be searched \n");
    scanf("%d", &keynum);
    /*  Binary searching begins */
    low = 1;
    high = num;
    do
    {
       mid = (low + high) / 2;
       if (keynum < array[mid])
            high = mid - 1;
      else if (keynum > array[mid])
            low = mid + 1;
    }
    while (keynum != array[mid] && low <= high);
    if (keynum == array[mid])
    {
       printf("SEARCH SUCCESSFUL \n");
    }
    else
    {
       printf("SEARCH FAILED \n");
    }
}

Output :

Enter the value of num
5
Enter the elements one by one
23
90
56
15
58
Input array elements
23
90
56
15
58
Sorted array is...
15
23
56
58
90
Enter the element to be searched
58
SEARCH SUCCESSFUL

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Enter the value of num
4
Enter the elements one by one
1
98
65
45
Input array elements
1
98
65
45
Sorted array is...
1
45
65
98
Enter the element to be searched
6
SEARCH FAILED

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