Function slice_group_by::exponential_search

pub fn exponential_search<T>(slice: &[T], elem: &T) -> Result<usize, usize> where
    T: Ord, 

Exponential searches this sorted slice for a given element.

If the value is found then Ok is returned, containing the index of the matching element; if the value is not found then Err is returned, containing the index where a matching element could be inserted while maintaining sorted order.

Examples

Looks up a series of four elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

use slice_group_by::exponential_search;

let s = &[0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];

assert_eq!(exponential_search(s, &13),  Ok(9));
assert_eq!(exponential_search(s, &4),   Err(7));
assert_eq!(exponential_search(s, &100), Err(13));
let r = exponential_search(s, &1);
assert!(match r { Ok(1..=4) => true, _ => false, });