NSArray NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex example in Objective C (iOS).

NSArray NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex

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 NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex example.

NSMutableArray *array = …;
id newObject = …;
NSComparator comparator = …;

NSUInteger newIndex = [array indexOfObject:newObject
                             inSortedRange:(NSRange){0, [array count]}
                                   options:NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex
                           usingComparator:comparator];

[array insertObject:newObject atIndex:newIndex];

Example of [NSArray NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex].

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 NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex example.

-(void) /*adding*/
{
    int proposedIndex = 0;
    proposedIndex = [array indexOfObject:node
                                inSortedRange:NSMakeRange(0, array.count)
                                      options:NSBinarySearchingInsertionIndex
                              usingComparator:
                      ^ NSComparisonResult(id obj1, id obj2)
                      {
                          if (obj1.valueToCompare < obj2.valueToCompare) return NSOrderedAscending;
                          if (obj1.valueToCompare > obj2.valueToCompare) return NSOrderedDescending;
                          else return NSOrderedSame;
                      }];

    [array insertObject:node atIndex:proposedIndex];
}

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