Class LinearSearch

java.lang.Object

RunTime

LinearSearch

All Implemented Interfaces:

RuntimeInterface, SearchInterface

public class LinearSearch
extends RunTime
implements SearchInterface

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LinearSearch()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	search(int[] listOfNumbers, int target) This method is used for searching for a target value in an array representing a listOfNumbers.

Methods inherited from class RunTime

addRuntime, getAverageRunTime, getLastRunTime, getRunTimes, resetRunTimes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LinearSearch

public LinearSearch()

Method Detail

search

public int search(int[] listOfNumbers,
                  int target)

Description copied from interface: SearchInterface

This method is used for searching for a target value in an array representing a listOfNumbers.

Specified by:

search in interface SearchInterface

Parameters:

listOfNumbers - An array of int values.

target - An int value representing the target we are searching for.

Returns:

If the target value is found, the method will return the index of the target value in the listOfNumbers. Otherwise, the method will return -1.