Question

// This program performs a linear search on a character array

// Place Your Name Here

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int searchList( char[], int, char); // function prototype

const int SIZE = 8;

int main()

{

char word[SIZE] = "Harpoon";

int found;

char ch;

cout << "Enter a letter to search for:" << endl;

cin >> ch;

found = searchList(word, SIZE, ch);

if (found == -1)

cout << "The letter " << ch

     << " was not found in the list" << endl;

else

cout << "The letter " << ch <<" is in the " << found + 1

  << " position of the list" << endl;

return 0;

}

//*******************************************************************

//   searchList

//

// task:

// data in:

// data returned:

//

//*******************************************************************

int searchList( char List[], int numElems, char value)

{

for (int count = 0;count <= numElems; count++)  

{//WRITE STATEMENT TO CHECK FOR VALUE IN EACH ARRAY ELEMENT

return count;

     // if the desired value is found, the array subscript

  // count is returned to indicate the location in the array

}

return -1;     // if the value is not found, -1 is returned

}

Answer 1

// This program performs a linear search on a character array

// Place Your Name Here

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int searchList( char[], int, char); // function prototype

const int SIZE = 8;

int main()

{

char word[SIZE] = "Harpoon";

int found;

char ch;

cout << "Enter a letter to search for:" << endl;

cin >> ch;

found = searchList(word, SIZE, ch);

if (found == -1)

cout << "The letter " << ch

     << " was not found in the list" << endl;

else

cout << "The letter " << ch <<" is in the " << found + 1

  << " position of the list" << endl;

return 0;

}

//*******************************************************************

//   searchList

//

// task:

// data in:

// data returned:

//

//*******************************************************************

int searchList( char List[], int numElems, char value)

{

for (int count = 0;count <= numElems; count++)  

{//WRITE STATEMENT TO CHECK FOR VALUE IN EACH ARRAY ELEMENT

    if(List[count]==value)
        return count;
    

     // if the desired value is found, the array subscript

  // count is returned to indicate the location in the array

}

return -1;     // if the value is not found, -1 is returned

}