document interpolation search

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Krishna Vedala 2020-05-28 20:31:41 -04:00
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/**
* \file
* \brief [Interpolation
* search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpolation_search) algorithm
*/
#include <iostream>
// function to search the value in an array using interpolation search
int search(int arr[], int value, int len) {
/** function to search the value in an array using interpolation search
* \param [in] arr array to search in
* \param [in] value value to search for
* \param [in] len length of array
* \returns index where the value is found
* \returns 0 if not found
*/
int interpolation_search(int arr[], int value, int len) {
int low = 0, high, mid;
high = len - 1;
while (arr[low] <= value && arr[high] >= value) {
mid = (low + ((value-arr[low])*(high-low)) / (arr[high]-arr[low]));
mid = (low +
((value - arr[low]) * (high - low)) / (arr[high] - arr[low]));
if (arr[mid] > value)
high = mid - 1;
else if (arr[mid] < value)
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else
return mid;
}
if (arr[low] == value)
return low;
return 0;
}
/** main function */
int main() {
int n, value, array[100], re;
int n, value, re;
std::cout << "Enter the size of array(less than 100) : ";
std::cin >> n;
int *array = new int[n];
std::cout << "array in ascending (increasing) order : " << std::endl;
for (int i=0; i < n; i++)
std::cin >> array[i];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) std::cin >> array[i];
std::cout << "Enter the value you want to search : ";
std::cin >> value;
re = search(array, value, n);
re = interpolation_search(array, value, n);
if (re == 0)
std::cout << "Entered value is not in the array" << std::endl;
else
std::cout << "The value is at the position " << re << std::endl;
delete[] array;
return 0;
}