NSArray NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual example in Objective C (iOS).

NSArray NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual

NSBinarySearchingOptions
Options for searches and insertions using indexOfObject:inSortedRange:options:usingComparator:.

enum {
NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual = (1 << 8),
NSBinarySearchingLastEqual = (1 << 9),
NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex = (1 << 10),
};
typedef NSUInteger NSBinarySearchingOptions;
Constants
NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual
Specifies that the search should return the first object in the range that is equal to the given object.
NSBinarySearchingLastEqual
Specifies that the search should return the last object in the range that is equal to the given object.
NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex
Returns the index at which you should insert the object in order to maintain a sorted array.

NSArray NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual example.

You can define a block as a global variable to get an effect similar to functions.

NSComparisonResult (^globalBlock)(id,id) = ^(id lhs, id rhs) {
    if([lhs intValue] < [rhs intValue]) {
        return (NSComparisonResult)NSOrderedAscending;
    } else if([lhs intValue] > [rhs intValue]) {
        return (NSComparisonResult)NSOrderedDescending;
    }
    return (NSComparisonResult)NSOrderedSame;
};
Then, in the method doing the comparison:

int index1 = [array indexOfObject:number
                    inSortedRange:NSMakeRange(0, [array count])
                          options:NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual
                  usingComparator:globalBlock];
To put the block in a header, for external use:

NSComparisonResult (^globalBlock)(id,id);

Example of [NSArray NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual].

CGFloat targetNumber = mySlider.value;
NSUInteger index = [values indexOfObject:@(targetNumber)
    inSortedRange:NSMakeRange(0, values.count)
    options:NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual | NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex
    usingComparator:^(id a, id b) {
        return [a compare:b];
    }];

NSArray NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual example.

-(id) /* Getting */
{
    int location = [array indexOfObject:node
                                    inSortedRange:NSMakeRange(0, array.count)
                                          options:NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual
                                  usingComparator:
                          ^ NSComparisonResult(id obj1, id obj2)
                          {
                              if (obj1.valueToCompare < obj2.valueToCompare) return NSOrderedAscending;
                              if (obj1.valueToCompare > obj2.valueToCompare) return NSOrderedDescending;
                              else return NSOrderedSame;
                          }];
    if (location == NSNotFound) return nil;
    return [array objectAtIndex:location];
}

End of NSArray NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual example article.