NAME

SDL_bsearch - Perform a binary search on a previously sorted array.

HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

void * SDL_bsearch(const void *key, const void *base, size_t nmemb, size_t size, SDL_CompareCallback compare);

DESCRIPTION

For example:

typedef struct {


    int key;


    const char *string;
} data;
int SDLCALL compare(const void *a, const void *b)
{


    const data *A = (const data *)a;


    const data *B = (const data *)b;


    if (A->n < B->n) {


        return -1;


    } else if (B->n < A->n) {


        return 1;


    } else {


        return 0;


    }
}
data values[] = {


    { 1, "first" }, { 2, "second" }, { 3, "third" }
};
data key = { 2, NULL };
data *result = SDL_bsearch(&key, values, SDL_arraysize(values), sizeof(values[0]), compare);

FUNCTION PARAMETERS

key: a pointer to a key equal to the element being searched for.
base: a pointer to the start of the array.
nmemb: the number of elements in the array.
size: the size of the elements in the array.
compare: a function used to compare elements in the array.

RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to the matching element in the array, or NULL if not found.

THREAD SAFETY

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.