// C++ program to implement interpolation search #include using namespace std; // If x is present in arr[0..n-1], then returns // index of it, else returns -1. int interpolationSearch(int arr[], int n, int x) { // Find indexes of two corners int lo = 0, hi = (n - 1); // Since array is sorted, an element present // in array must be in range defined by corner while (lo <= hi && x >= arr[lo] && x <= arr[hi]) { if (lo == hi) { if (arr[lo] == x) return lo; return -1; } // Probing the position with keeping // uniform distribution in mind. int pos = lo + (((double)(hi - lo) / (arr[hi] - arr[lo])) * (x - arr[lo])); // Condition of target found if (arr[pos] == x) return pos; // If x is larger, x is in upper part if (arr[pos] < x) lo = pos + 1; // If x is smaller, x is in the lower part else hi = pos - 1; } return -1; } // Driver Code int main() { // Array of items on which search will // be conducted. int arr[] = {10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 33, 35, 42, 47}; int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]); int x = 18; // Element to be searched int index = interpolationSearch(arr, n, x); // If element was found if (index != -1) cout << "Element found at index " << index; else cout << "Element not found."; return 0; }