Function search()
Description
Search the array for a given key (value). This function uses Linear search.
search(key, data)Parameters
key(any) — A value to search fordata(array) — An array to be searched
Return Value
number— Returns the index ofkeyif found, and returns -1 if not found
Usage Example
import searching
data = [2, 9, 10, 23, 5, 1, 12, 8]
search(23, data) ' Returns 3
search(100, data) ' Returns -1