/** * \file * \brief [Linear search * algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_search) */ #include /** * Algorithm implementation * \param [in] array array to search in * \param [in] size length of array * \param [in] key key value to search for * \returns index where the key-value occurs in the array * \returns -1 if key-value not found */ int LinearSearch(int *array, int size, int key) { for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) { if (array[i] == key) { return i; } } return -1; } /** main function */ int main() { int size; std::cout << "\nEnter the size of the Array : "; std::cin >> size; int *array = new int[size]; int key; // Input array std::cout << "\nEnter the Array of " << size << " numbers : "; for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { std::cin >> array[i]; } std::cout << "\nEnter the number to be searched : "; std::cin >> key; int index = LinearSearch(array, size, key); if (index != -1) { std::cout << "\nNumber found at index : " << index; } else { std::cout << "\nNot found"; } delete[] array; return 0; }