jrtechs-RandomScripts/searching_algo/jump_search,py

'''
Sends array, searchValue, arraySize as input.
Returns the index of the searchValue in the array
'''
def jumpSearch(arr , x , n ): 
    # Finding block size to be jumped 
    step = math.sqrt(n) 
      
    # Finding the element
    prev = 0
    while arr[int(min(step, n)-1)] < x: 
        prev = step 
        step += math.sqrt(n) 
        if prev >= n: 
            return -1
      
    # Doing a linear search 
    while arr[int(prev)] < x: 
        prev += 1
        
        if prev == min(step, n): 
            return -1
      
    if arr[int(prev)] == x: 
        return prev 
      
    return -1