Program to search an element in an array using Binary search

 # include <iostream.h>
 # include <conio.h>

 int binary_search(int [],int,int);


 main( )
    {
       clrscr( );

       const int array_size=10;
       int array[array_size]={0,6,9,12,20,23,29,32,47,79};

       cout<<\" ******************************************************************************\"<<endl;
       cout<<\" *******************************  Binary Search  ******************************\"<<endl;
       cout<<\" ******************************************************************************\"<<endl;

       gotoxy(1,24);
       cout<<\" ******************************************************************************\"<<endl;
       cout<<\" ******************************************************************************\";

       gotoxy(1,5);
       cout<<\"\\n The contents of the array are : \"<<endl;

       cout<<\"\\n     Elements :\"<<\"\\t\\t     Value:\"<<endl;

       for(int count=0;count<array_size;count++)
      {
         cout<<\"\\t\"<<\" array [\"<<count<<\"]\"<<\"\\t\\t\";
         cout<<array[count]<<endl;
      }

       int searching_element=0;
       int flag=0;

       cout<<\"\\n Enter the element you want to find  =  \";
       cin>>searching_element;

       flag=binary_search(array,array_size,searching_element);

       if(flag!=-1)
      cout<<\"\\n The given element is found at the position  array[\"<<
                                   flag<<\"]\";

       else
      cout<<\"\\n The given element is not found. \";

       getch( );
       return 0;
    }


 /***********************  binary_search(int [],int,int)  *****************/


 int binary_search(int array[],int array_size,int element)
    {
       int start=0;
       int end=array_size-1;
       int middle;
       int position=-1;

       middle=(start+end)/2;

       do
      {
         if(element<array[middle])
        end=middle-1;

         else if(element>array[middle])
        start=middle+1;

         middle=(start+end)/2;
      }
       while(start<=end && array[middle]!=element);

       if(array[middle]==element)
      position=middle;

       return position;
    }