// Java implementation of recursive Binary Search class BinarySearch { // Returns index of x if it is present in arr[l..r], // else return -1 int binarySearch(int arr[], int l, int r, int x) { if (r >= l) { int mid = l + (r - l) / 2; // If the element is present at the // middle itself if (arr[mid] == x) return mid; // If element is smaller than mid, then // it can only be present in left subarray if (arr[mid] > x) return binarySearch(arr, l, mid - 1, x); // Else the element can only be present // in right subarray return binarySearch(arr, mid + 1, r, x); } // We reach here when element is not present // in array return -1; } // Driver method to test above public static void main(String args[]) { BinarySearch ob = new BinarySearch(); int arr[] = { 2, 3, 4, 10, 40 }; int n = arr.length; int x = 10; int result = ob.binarySearch(arr, 0, n - 1, x); if (result == -1) System.out.println("Element not present"); else System.out.println("Element found at index " + result); } } // For running in terminal rename this file to BinarySearch.java //then run the commands followed by //It will generate and a BinarySearch.class file which is a file containing java bytecode that is executed by JVM.