Binary Search Algorithms Day 1
Only one of these is entirely correct. Find it!
// CS 10
// Dr. White
// Aug 20, 2026
public static int versionA(int[] arr, int target) {
int low = 0;
int high = arr.length - 1;
while (low < high) {
int mid = (low + high) / 2;
if (arr[mid] == target) {
return mid;
} else if (arr[mid] < target) {
low = mid + 1;
} else {
high = mid - 1;
}
}
return -1;
}
public static int versionB(int[] arr, int target) {
int low = 0;
int high = arr.length - 1;
while (low <= high) {
int mid = (low + high) / 2;
if (arr[mid] == target) {
return mid;
} else if (arr[mid] < target) {
low = mid;
} else {
high = mid;
}
}
return -1;
}
public static int versionC(int[] arr, int target) {
int low = 0;
int high = arr.length - 1;
while (low <= high) {
int mid = (low + high) / 2;
if (arr[mid] == target) {
return mid;
} else if (arr[mid] < target) {
high = mid - 1;
} else {
low = mid + 1;
}
}
return -1;
}
public static int versionD(int[] arr, int target) {
int low = 0;
int high = arr.length - 1;
int mid = (low + high) / 2;
while (low <= high) {
if (arr[mid] == target) {
return mid;
} else if (arr[mid] < target) {
low = mid + 1;
} else {
high = mid - 1;
}
}
return -1;
}
public static int versionE(int[] arr, int target) {
int low = 0;
int high = arr.length - 1;
while (low <= high) {
int mid = low;
if (arr[mid] == target) {
return mid;
} else if (arr[mid] < target) {
low = mid + 1;
} else {
high = mid - 1;
}
}
return -1;
}
public static int versionF(int[] arr, int target) {
int low = 0;
int high = arr.length - 1;
while (low <= high) {
int mid = (low + high) / 2;
if (arr[mid] == target) {
return mid;
} else if (arr[mid] < target) {
low = mid + 1;
} else {
high = mid - 1;
}
}
return -1;
}