Java tutorial
import java.util.*; public class SearchTest { public static void main(String args[]) { String simpsons[] = { "Bart", "Hugo", "Lisa", "Marge", "Homer", "Maggie", "Roy" }; // Convert to list ArrayList list = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(simpsons)); // Ensure list sorted Collections.sort(list); System.out.println("Sorted list: [length: " + list.size() + "]"); System.out.println(list); // Search for element in list int index = Collections.binarySearch(list, "Maggie"); System.out.println("Found Maggie @ " + index); // Search for element not in list index = Collections.binarySearch(list, "Jimbo Jones"); System.out.println("Didn't find Jimbo Jones @ " + index); // Insert int newIndex = -index - 1; list.add(newIndex, "Jimbo Jones"); System.out.println("With Jimbo Jones added: [length: " + list.size() + "]"); System.out.println(list); } }