BSEARCH(3) Linux Programmer's Manual BSEARCH(3)
NAME
bsearch - binary search of a sorted array.
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
void *bsearch(const void *key, const void *base, size_t nmemb,
size_t size, int (*compar)(const void *, const void *));
DESCRIPTION
The bsearch() function searches an array of nmemb objects, the initial member of which is pointed to by base, for a member that matches the
object pointed to by key. The size of each member of the array is specified by size.
The contents of the array should be in ascending sorted order according to the comparison function referenced by compar. The compar rou-
tine is expected to have two arguments which point to the key object and to an array member, in that order, and should return an integer
less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the key object is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than the array
member.
RETURN VALUE
The bsearch() function returns a pointer to a matching member of the array, or NULL if no match is found. If there are multiple elements
that match the key, the element returned is unspecified.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899 (C99)
SEE ALSO
qsort(3)
GNU
1993-03-29 BSEARCH(3)
