Usage: Enter a key as a number. Click the Next button to perform one comparison. Click the Reset button to start over with a new random list of the specified size (min 3 and max 20). The Custom Input button enables you to enter a custom list.

i: 1

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Set list size: Key: Next Reset Custom Input

A list is filled with random numbers.

  1    public static int linearSearch(int[] list, int key) {
  2      for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
  3        if (key == list[i])
  4          return i;
  5      }
  6      return -1;
  7    }