Logic to search element in array
Input size and elements in array from user. ...
Input number to search from user in some variable say toSearch .
Define a flag variable as found = 0 . ...
Run loop from 0 to size . ...
Inside loop check if current array element is equal to searched number or not.
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Let's use integers as an example. int elementToFind; // the element we want to search for int[] elementArray; // the array we want to search through boolean found = false; //boolean flag to indicate if we found the element or not for(int i = 0; i < elementArray.length; ++i) { if(elementArray[i] == elementToFind) { // we found the element at index i // do whatever you want to do with this information found = true; } //if found is still false so it means this element is not found if(!found) { //the element is not found in the array } }
An array in C is structured so that it has no particular size; you have to know ahead of time what the dimensions are.So, a linear search means that you go from the first element to the last, either finding the element in the table, or going to the very last element and not finding it.Arrays in C can be zero-terminated, in which case you get the element that does not have a value, and that indicates the value you are searching for is not there.If the array is not zero terminated then you can calculate the dimension of the array, or apply the sizeof operator times the size of the first element to determine the length of the search.
What you're describing is called a sequential search or linear search.
As I know the search method depends on your(programmer's) logic. In sequential search it will be better to stop the search as soon as search value encounters or if search value is not in the array then it should stop at the end.
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