C program to search a key number in an array using Binary Search Method or Dictionary Search Method.
Program
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
void sort(int *);
int search(int *,int);
void main()
{
int a[10],i,j,temp,key,flag;
clrscr();
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
printf("\nENTER NUMBER-%d: ",i+1);
scanf("%d",&a[i]);
}
sort(a);
printf("\nTHE SORTED ARRAY IS: ");
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
printf("%d ",a[i]);
printf("\nENTER A NUMBER TO SEARCH: ");
scanf("%d",&key);
flag=search(a,key);
if(flag==1)
printf("\nTHE NUMBER %d EXISTS",key);
else
printf("\nTHE NUMBER %d DOES NOT EXIST ARRAY",key);
getch();
}
void sort(int *x)
{
int i,j,temp;
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
for(j=i+1;j<10;j++)
{
if(x[i]>x[j])
{
temp=x[i];
x[i]=x[j];
x[j]=temp;
}
}
}
}
int search(int *x,int k)
{
int low=0,high=10,mid,res=0;
while(high>=low)
{
mid=(high+low)/2;
if(k==x[mid])
{
res=1;
break;
}
else
{
if(k>x[mid])
low=mid+1;
else
high=mid-1;
}
}
return res;
}