JavaAlgorithms/LinearSearch.java
2017-03-15 00:06:52 -04:00

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Java

import java.util.Scanner;
public class LinearSearch{
//Main method
public static void main(String[] args){
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int[] myArray;
int size = 0;
//Prompt user to create array and its elements
System.out.print("Enter the array size: ");
size = input.nextInt();
myArray = new int[size];
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++){
System.out.print("For index " + i + ", enter an integer: ");
myArray[i] = input.nextInt();
}
//Prompt user to search for particular element
System.out.print("Enter integer to search for: ");
int key = input.nextInt();
//Output array and index of target element, if found
printarray(myArray);
System.out.printf("The integer %d is found in index %d\n", key, linearsearch(myArray, key));
}
//Linear search method
public static int linearsearch(int[] list, int key){
for (int i = 0; i< list.length; i++){
if (list[i] == key){
return i;
}
} return -1;
}
//Helper method
public static void printarray(int[] a){
System.out.print("The array is: ");
for( int d: a){
System.out.print(d+" ");
}
System.out.println();
}
}