... //check will be the number we are looking for //nums will be the array we are searching through public static int binarySearch(int[] nums, int check){ int hi = nums.length - 1; int lo = 0; while(hi >= lo){ guess = lo + ((hi - lo) / 2); if(nums[guess] > check){ hi = guess - 1; }else if(nums[guess] < check){ lo = guess + 1; }else{ return guess; } } return -1; } public static void main(String[] args){ int[] searchMe; int someNumber; ... int index = binarySearch(searchMe, someNumber); System.out.println(someNumber + ((index == -1) ? " is not in the array" : (" is at index " + index))); ... }