package Assignments5;
import java.util.*;
public class Question5 

{

        public static void main(String[] args) {
                int[] intArray = new int[8];
                int searchValue = 0, index;
                System.out.println("Enter 8 numbers : ");
                Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
                for (int i = 0; i < intArray.length; i++) {
                        intArray[i] = input.nextInt();
                }
                System.out.print("Enter a number to search for : ");
                searchValue = input.nextInt();
                index = binarySearch(intArray, searchValue);
                if (index != -1) {
                        System.out.println("Found at index: " + index);
                } else {
                        System.out.println("Not Found");
                }
        }

        static int binarySearch(int[] search, int find) {
                int start, end, midPt;
                start = 0;
                end = search.length - 1;
                while (start <= end) {
                        midPt = (start + end) / 2;
                        if (search[midPt] == find) {
                                return midPt;
                        } else if (search[midPt] < find) {
                                start = midPt + 1;
                        } else {
                                end = midPt - 1;
                        }
                }
                return -1;
        }

            {

            }

}

by reading up on the algorithm and writing the code.
Bubble sort

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