What is Searching?(Linear/Sequential Search) - CodeTextPro

What is searching?

Ans: The searching operation is used to search an element in an array.

I/P: An array A[l.......u] of n elements and the key-value.

O/P: Return the index position with a successful message.

DS: An array A[l.......u]

1. i=0, found=0, location=0 //found=0 indicates search is not finished and unsuccessful.
2. while(i<=u) and found=0
3. if(A[i]=key) then
4. found=1
5. location=i
6. else
7. i=i+1
8. End if
9. End while
10. if found=1 then
11. Print"Search is successful: Key is present in the array at location"
12. else
13. Print"Search is unsuccessful: Key is not present in the array"
14. End if
15. Stop.