midpoint change range greater focus Initially searching middle empty ordered item
Take
an
list
of
data
and
an
that
is
being
searched
for
?
Maintain
a
of
items
where
the
search
item
might
be
found
.
?
,
set
the
range
to
be
the
entire
list
.
?
Repeat
steps
a
-
e
until
you
find
the
item
you
are
for
or
there
are
no
more
items
to
check
(
the
range
is
)
:
?
Find
the
item
in
the
of
the
range
(
the
item
)
.
?
Compare
the
midpoint
item
to
the
item
you
are
searching
for
.
?
If
the
midpoint
item
is
equal
to
the
search
item
,
then
stop
searching
.
?
Otherwise
,
if
the
midpoint
item
is
less
than
than
the
search
item
,
the
range
to
focus
on
the
items
after
the
midpoint
.
?
Otherwise
,
if
the
midpoint
item
is
than
than
the
search
item
,
change
the
range
to
on
the
items
before
the
midpoint
.
?