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Searches a sorted list for an item via binary search. The list must be sorted
in the order defined by the default ordering of the item type; otherwise,
incorrect results will be returned.
Namespace: Wintellect.PowerCollections
Assembly:
PowerCollections (in PowerCollections.dll)
Syntax
C# |
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public int BinarySearch(
T item
) |
Visual Basic (Declaration) |
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Public Function BinarySearch ( _
item As T _
) As Integer |
Visual C++ |
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public:
int BinarySearch (
T item
) |
Parameters
- item
- T
The item to search for.
Return Value
Returns the index of the first occurence of
item in the list. If the item does not occur
in the list, the bitwise complement of the first item larger than
item in the list is returned. If no item is
larger than
item, the bitwise complement of Count is returned.
Exceptions
See Also