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40 changes: 40 additions & 0 deletions searching/jump_search.cpp
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#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

/**
* @brief Performs Jump Search on a sorted vector.
*
* @param arr The sorted vector to search in.
* @param target The value to search for.
* @return Index of target if found, else -1.
*/
int jump_search(const vector<int>& arr, int target) {
int n = arr.size();
int step = sqrt(n);
int prev = 0;

while (arr[min(step, n) - 1] < target) {
prev = step;
step += sqrt(n);
if (prev >= n) return -1;
}

for (int i = prev; i < min(step, n); i++) {
if (arr[i] == target) return i;
}

return -1;
}

int main() {
vector<int> arr = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21};
int target = 13;
int result = jump_search(arr, target);
if (result != -1)
cout << "Found at index: " << result << endl;
else
cout << "Not found" << endl;
return 0;
}