bsearch(3) BSD Library Functions Manual bsearch(3)
NAME
bsearch, bsearch_b -- binary search of a sorted table
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
void *
bsearch(const void *key, const void *base, size_t nel, size_t width,
int (*compar) (const void *, const void *));
void *
bsearch_b(const void *key, const void *base, size_t nel, size_t width,
int (^compar) (const void *, const void *));
DESCRIPTION
The bsearch() function searches an array of nel objects, the initial mem-
ber of which is pointed to by base, for a member that matches the object
pointed to by key. The size (in bytes) of each member of the array is
specified by width.
The contents of the array should be in ascending sorted order according
to the comparison function referenced by compar. The compar routine is
expected to have two arguments which point to the key object and to an
array member, in that order. It should return an integer which is less
than, equal to, or greater than zero if the key object is found, respec-
tively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than the array member.
The bsearch_b() function is like bsearch() except the callback compar is
a block pointer instead of a function pointer.
RETURN VALUES
The bsearch() and bsearch_b() functions returns a pointer to a matching
member of the array, or a null pointer if no match is found. If two mem-
bers compare as equal, which member is matched is unspecified.
SEE ALSO
db(3), lsearch(3), qsort(3)
STANDARDS
The bsearch() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'').
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