31 lines
772 B
Java
31 lines
772 B
Java
package com.dsa;
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/*
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Description: Linear search in java using recursion
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Time Complexity: O (N)
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*/
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public class LinearSearch {
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//main starts
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public static void main(String[] args) {
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int arr[]={7,2,1,98,43,12,55};
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int target = 2;
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int ans = linearSearch(arr, target, 0);
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System.out.println("Element found at index: "+ ans);
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}
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//function
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static int linearSearch(int[] arr, int target, int i) {
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//base case
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if(i==arr.length){
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return -1;
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}
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//if the target element is found, return its index
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if(arr[i]==target){
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return i;
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}
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//make a recursive function call by incrementing variable i by 1
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return linearSearch(arr, target, i+1);
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}
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}
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