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Binary search with bubble sort


Is it possible to have a binary search that uses a bubble sort to sort it?

This is my bubble sort and binary search. How do I combine them?

int Search_for_Client (int cList[], int low, int high, int target) {
    int middle;
    while (low <= high) {
        middle = low + (high - low)/2;
        if (target < cList[middle])
            high = middle - 1;
        else if (target > cList[middle])
            low = middle + 1;
        else
            return middle;
    }
    return -1;
}

int bubbleSort(char cList[], int size) {
    int swapped;
    int p;
    for (p = 1; p < size; p++) {
        swapped = 0;    /* this is to check if the array is already sorted */
        int j;
        for (j = 0; j < size - p; j++) {
            if (cList[j] > cList[j+1]) {
                int temp = cList[j];
                cList[j] = cList[j+1];
                cList[j+1] = temp;
                swapped = 1;
            }
        }
        if (!swapped)
        {
            break; /*if it is sorted then stop*/
        }
    }
}

Solution

  • First, fix your code so it compiles. For example, bubbleSort is declared as returning int but you don't return anything.

    Then do something like this:

    #include <stdio.h>
    
    // *** paste your code here
    
    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
        char data[11] = { 'z', 'y', 'x', 'w', 'v', 'u', 't', 's', 'r', 'q', 'p' };
        int foundIt;
    
        bubbleSort(data, 11);
        foundIt = Search_for_Client(data, 0, 10, 'w');
        if (foundIt >= 0)
           printf("Found 'w' at index %d\n", foundIt);
        else
           printf("Did not find 'w'\n");
    }