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Linear Search by jamiebalfour04

function linearSearch($item_list, $search_item) : number | boolean {
  $found = false
  $index = 0
  $position = -1
  while ($index < count($item_list) and $found == false){
    if ($item_list[$index] == $search_item){
    	$found = true
       $position = $index
    }
    $index++
  }
  if($found){
    print("Item found at position", $position)	
  } else{
    print("Item not found")	
  }
}

function main(){
  $l = [3, 5, 7]
  linearSearch($l, 6)
}

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//Written by jamiebalfour04 on 07-04-2023 and shared using ZPE Online

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