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Searches the specified array of doubles for the specified value using the binary search algorithm.

       
     
import java.util.Arrays;


/**
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public class Util{
    /**
     * Searches the specified array of doubles for the specified value using
     * the binary search algorithm.  The array <strong>must</strong> be sorted
     * (as by the <tt>sort</tt> method, above) prior to making this call.  If
     * it is not sorted, the results are undefined.  If the array contains
     * multiple elements with the specified value, there is no guarantee which
     * one will be found. The array can be sorted from low values to high or
     * from high values to low.
     *
     * @param a the array to be searched.
     * @param key the value to be searched for.
     * @return index of the search key, if it is contained in the list;
     *         otherwise, <tt>(-(<i>insertion point</i>) - 1)</tt>.  The
     *         <i>insertion point</i> is defined as the point at which the
     *         key would be inserted into the list: the index of the first
     *         element greater than the key, or <tt>list.size()</tt>, if all
     *         elements in the list are less than the specified key.  Note
     *         that this guarantees that the return value will be &gt;= 0 if
     *         and only if the key is found.
     */
    public static int binarySearch(double[] a, double key) {
        int index = -1;
        if (a[0] < a[1]) {
            index = Arrays.binarySearch(a, key);
        }
        else {
            index = binarySearch(a, key, 0, a.length - 1);
        }
        return index;
    }

    private static int binarySearch(double[] a, double key, int low, int high) {
        while (low <= high) {
            int mid = (low + high) / 2;
            double midVal = a[mid];

            int cmp;
            if (midVal > key) {
                cmp = -1; // Neither val is NaN, thisVal is smaller
            }
            else if (midVal < key) {
                cmp = 1; // Neither val is NaN, thisVal is larger
            }
            else {
                long midBits = Double.doubleToLongBits(midVal);
                long keyBits = Double.doubleToLongBits(key);
                cmp = (midBits == keyBits ? 0 : (midBits < keyBits ? -1 : 1)); // (0.0, -0.0) or (NaN, !NaN)
            }

            if (cmp < 0) {
                low = mid + 1;
            }
            else if (cmp > 0) {
                high = mid - 1;
            }
            else {
                return mid; // key found
            }
        }
        return -(low + 1); // key not found.
    }
}

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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