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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2.  
  3. #define nearest(a, x) _nearest(a, sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]), x)
  4.  
  5. int _nearest(int a[], int n, int x)
  6. {
  7.     int L = 0, C, R = n - 1;
  8.  
  9.     while (L + 1 < R) {
  10.         C = (L + R) / 2;
  11.         a[C] < x ? (L = C) : (R = C);
  12.     }
  13.  
  14.     return x - a[L] <= a[R] - x ? a[L] : a[R];
  15. }
  16.  
  17. int main(void)
  18. {
  19.     int a[] = {98, 100, 198, 200, 250, 298};
  20.  
  21.     printf("%d -> %d\n", 50, nearest(a, 50));
  22.     printf("%d -> %d\n", 195, nearest(a, 195));
  23.  
  24.     return 0;
  25. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0s 4504KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
50 -> 98
195 -> 198
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language:
C (gcc 8.3)
created:
6 years ago
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