xref: /original-bsd/lib/libc/stdlib/bsearch.c (revision 7b081c7c)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1989 The Regents of the University of California.
3  * All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
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10  * by the University of California, Berkeley.  The name of the
11  * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
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13  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
14  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
15  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
16  */
17 
18 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
19 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)bsearch.c	5.1 (Berkeley) 10/14/89";
20 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
21 
22 #include <sys/types.h>
23 #include <stdio.h>
24 
25 char *
26 bsearch(key, base, nmemb, size, compar)
27 	register char *key, *base;
28 	size_t nmemb;
29 	register size_t size;
30 	register int (*compar)();
31 {
32 	register int bottom, middle, result, top;
33 	register char *p;
34 
35 	for (bottom = 0, top = nmemb - 1; bottom <= top;) {
36 		middle = (bottom + top) >> 1;
37 		p = base + middle * size;
38 		if (!(result = (*compar)(key, p)))
39 			return(p);
40 		if (result > 0)
41 			bottom = middle + 1;
42 		else
43 			top = middle - 1;
44 	}
45 	return(NULL);
46 }
47