//aschoedl@think-cell.com

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

template<typename T, typename IT>
int binary_search(	IT ib, IT ie, const T& e )
{
	if ( ib == ie || e < *ib || *(ie-1) < e )
		return -1;

	auto base = ib;
	auto im = (ib+(ie-ib)/2);
	while ( ib != im )
	{
		if ( e < *im )
			ie = im;
		else
			ib = im;
		im = (ib+(ie-ib)/2);
	}

	return !(*ib < e) ? (ib - base) : -1;
}

void main ( void )
{
	std::vector<int> v = { 0,1,2,3,4,4,4,4,5,6,7,8,9,11};

	for ( int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++ ) {
		int j = binary_search( v.begin(), v.end(), v[i] );
		std::cout << v[i] << "->" << j << std::endl;
	}
	std::cout << binary_search( v.begin(), v.end(), 10 ) << std::endl;
	std::cout << binary_search( v.begin(), v.end(), 12 ) << std::endl;
	std::cout << binary_search( v.begin(), v.end(), -4 ) << std::endl;

	std::vector<int> v0;
	std::cout << binary_search( v0.begin(), v0.end(), 10 ) << std::endl;

	std::vector<int> v1 = { 1 };
	std::cout << binary_search( v1.begin(), v1.end(), -10 ) << std::endl;
	std::cout << binary_search( v1.begin(), v1.end(), 10 ) << std::endl;
	std::cout << binary_search( v1.begin(), v1.end(), 1 ) << std::endl;
}