Function Template Example
Explore how to implement a binary search algorithm recursively for sorted arrays, starting with integers and then converting it into a generic function template in D. Understand how templates enable type-independent coding by using comparison operators and discover the requirements for custom types to be used with this template.
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Function template example: Binary search algorithm
Binary search is the fastest algorithm to search for an element among the elements of an already sorted array. It is a very simple algorithm; the element in the middle is considered. If that element is the one that has been sought, then the search is over. If not, then the algorithm is repeated on the elements that are either on the left-hand side or on the right-hand side of the middle element, depending on whether the sought element is greater than or less than the middle element.
Algorithms that repeat themselves on a smaller range of the initial elements ...