Binary search of a sorted array

Question

I am trying to search a descending sorted array using this binary search code. However, after I sort it, and try to search, it doesn\'t come back with any result, just a loading

Answer 1

//this works fine with these Test cases    
// has to check if (target == mynumbers[mid])    
// this is for an array with ascending order.
class Program
{

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // TEST cases:
        // for 8: item 8 was not found
        // for 4: item 4 found at Position 3
        // for 1: item 1 found at position 0
        // for 0: item 0 was not found


        int target =8;
        int searchkey = target;

        int[] mynumbers = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

        int mid=0, first = 0, last = mynumbers.Length - 1;

        bool found = false;

        //for a sorted array with ascending values
        while (!found && first <= last)
        {
            mid = (first + last) / 2;

            if (target == mynumbers[mid])
                found = true;
            else
            {

                if (target > mynumbers[mid])
                {
                    first = mid + 1;
                }

                if (target < mynumbers[mid])
                {
                    last = mid - 1;
                }

            }

        }

        String foundmsg = found
            ? "Item " + searchkey + " was found at position " + mid
            : "Item " + searchkey + " was not found";
        Console.WriteLine(foundmsg);
     }
}