function [ x, ierror, k ] = king ( x, beta, abserr, kmax, f )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% king() implements a family of fourth order methods.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    15 May 2024
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Reference:
%
%    Richard King,
%    A family of fourth order methods,
%    SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis,
%    Volume 10, 1973, pages 876 - 879.
%
%  Input:
%
%    real X: an estimate for the root of the equation.
%
%    real BETA, a parameter in the algorithm.
%
%    real ABSERR, an error tolerance.
%
%    integer KMAX, the maximum number of iterations allowed.
%
%    real external F, the name of the routine that
%    evaluates the function or its derivatives, of the form
%      function f ( x, ider )
%
%  Output:
%
%    real X: an approximate root for which abs ( F(X) ) <= ABSERR.
%
%    integer IERROR, error indicator.
%    0, no error occurred.
%    nonzero, an error occurred, and the iteration was halted.
%
%    integer K, the number of steps taken.
%

%
%  Initialization.
%
  ierror = 0;
  k = 0;
  fx = f ( x, 0 );
  dfx = f ( x, 1 );
%
%  Iteration loop:
%
  while ( true )
%
%  If the error tolerance is satisfied, then exit.
%
    if ( abs ( fx ) <= abserr )
      break
    end

    k = k + 1;

    if ( kmax < k )
      ierror = 2;
      return
    end

    if ( dfx == 0.0 )
      ierror = 3;
      return
    end

    w = x - fx / dfx;
    fw = f ( w, 0 );

    if ( fx + ( beta - 2.0 ) * fw == 0.0 )
      ierror = 3;
      return
    end
%
%  Set the increment.
%
    dx = - ( fx / dfx ) - ( fw / dfx ) ...
      * ( fx + beta * fw ) / ( fx + ( beta - 2.0 ) * fw );
%
%  Update the iterate and function values.
%
    x = x + dx;
    fx = f ( x, 0 );
    dfx = f ( x, 1 );

  end

  return
end
