diff --git a/src/main/java/com/search/TernarySearch.java b/src/main/java/com/search/TernarySearch.java
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+package com.search;
+
+/**
+ * A ternary search algorithm is a technique in computer science for finding the minimum or maximum of a unimodal function
+ * The algorithm determines either that the minimum or maximum cannot be in the first third of the domain
+ * or that it cannot be in the last third of the domain, then repeats on the remaining third.
+ *
+ * Worst-case performance Θ(log3(N))
+ * Best-case performance O(1)
+ * Average performance Θ(log3(N))
+ * Worst-case space complexity O(1)
+ */
+public final class TernarySearch {
+
+ /**
+ * @param arr The **Sorted** array in which we will search the element.
+ * @param value The value that we want to search for.
+ * @return The index of the element if found.
+ * Else returns -1.
+ */
+ public static > int find(T[] arr, T value) {
+ return search(arr, value, 0, arr.length - 1);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @param arr The **Sorted** array in which we will search the element.
+ * @param key The value that we want to search for.
+ * @param start The starting index from which we will start Searching.
+ * @param end The ending index till which we will Search.
+ * @return Returns the index of the Element if found.
+ * Else returns -1.
+ */
+ private static > int search(T[] arr, T key, int start, int end) {
+ if (start > end) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ int mid1 = start + (end - start) / 3;
+ int mid2 = start + 2 * (end - start) / 3;
+
+ if (key.compareTo(arr[mid1]) == 0) {
+ return mid1;
+ } else if (key.compareTo(arr[mid2]) == 0) {
+ return mid2;
+ }
+ else if (key.compareTo(arr[mid1]) < 0) {
+ return search(arr, key, start, --mid1);
+ }
+ else if (key.compareTo(arr[mid2]) > 0) {
+ return search(arr, key, ++mid2, end);
+ }
+ else {
+ return search(arr, key, mid1, mid2);
+ }
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/search/TernarySearchTest.java b/src/test/java/com/search/TernarySearchTest.java
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+package com.search;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class TernarySearchTest {
+
+ @Test
+ void testTernarySearch() {
+ Integer[] arr1 = {1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55};
+ Assertions.assertEquals(2, TernarySearch.find(arr1, 3), "Incorrect index");
+ Assertions.assertEquals(0, TernarySearch.find(arr1, 1), "Incorrect index");
+ Assertions.assertEquals(8, TernarySearch.find(arr1, 55), "Incorrect index");
+ Assertions.assertEquals(-1, TernarySearch.find(arr1, -2), "Incorrect index");
+ Assertions.assertEquals(-1, TernarySearch.find(arr1, 4), "Incorrect index");
+
+ String[] arr2 = {"A", "B", "C", "D"};
+ Assertions.assertEquals(2, TernarySearch.find(arr2, "C"), "Incorrect index");
+ Assertions.assertEquals(1, TernarySearch.find(arr2, "B"), "Incorrect index");
+ Assertions.assertEquals(-1, TernarySearch.find(arr2, "F"), "Incorrect index");
+
+ String[] arr3 = {};
+ Assertions.assertEquals(-1, TernarySearch.find(arr3, ""), "Incorrect index");
+ }
+
+}