binarySearchBinarySearchT Method (IListT, T, IComparerT)

Performs a binary search for an element in an IListT.

Namespace: WhetStone.Looping
Assembly: WhetStone (in WhetStone.dll) Version: 1.0.4.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

public static int BinarySearch<T>(
	this IList<T> this,
	T tofind,
	IComparer<T> comp = null
)

this: Type: System.Collections.GenericIListT
The sorted IListT to perform the search on.
tofind: Type: T
The element to search for.
comp (Optional): Type: System.Collections.GenericIComparerT
The comparer by which this is sorted. If set to null, the default comparer will be used.

Type: Int32
The index of tofind in this, or -1 if tofind is not in this.

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IListT. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).