public class ComparableSearch
{  public static void main(String[] args)
    {  ConsoleReader console = new ConsoleReader(System.in);
   
      String[] staff = new String[5];
      staff[0] = "Dick";
      staff[1] = "Harry";
      staff[2] = "Juliet";
      staff[3] = "Romeo";
      staff[4] = "Tom";
      
      for (int i = 0; i < staff.length; i++)
         System.out.println(staff[i]);
         
      System.out.println("Enter name to search for:");
      String name = console.readLine();

      int j = search(staff, name);

      System.out.println("Found in position " + j);
   }

   /**
      Finds a value in a range of a sorted array, using the 
      binary search algorithm. The array objects must 
      implement the Comparable interface.
      @param a the sorted array
      @param from the first index in the range to search
      @param to the last index in the range to search
      @param v the object to search
      @return the index at which the object occurs, or -1
      if it does not occur in the array
   */

    public static int search(Comparable[] a,  Comparable value){  
        
        int low=0;
        int high=a.length-1;


        while (low<=high){
            int mid=(low+high)/2;
            int diff = a[mid].compareTo(value);
              
            if (diff==0) 
                return mid;
            if (diff<0)
                low=mid+1; // search right half
            else
                high=mid-1; // search left half
        }
        return -1;
   }
}
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