Linear Search

Linear search, also known as sequential search is an algorithm for finding a target value within a list. It sequentially checks each element of the list for the target value until a match is found or until all the elements have been searched. 

• C#
• VB.Net
• C
• C++
• PHP

									public static int Search(int[] list, int data)
{
	for (int i = 0; i < list.Length; i++)
	{
		if (data == list[i]) return i;
	}

	return -1;
}
								

Example

									int[] list = { 153, 26, 364, 72, 321 };
int index = Search(list, 364);
								

Output

									index: 2