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:         This searches an array for a particular value
//  data in:      List of values in an array, the number of
//                elements in the array, and the value searched for
//                in the array
//  data returned: Position in the array of the value or -1 if value
//                not found
//
//*******************************************************************


// Fill in the function called searchList that will do what is described above. That is. it will take in an array, the number of elements in the array, and a character to search for
// it will search the array and return the subscript or index of the array where the letter was found if it finds it. If it cant find it, it will return -1

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:         This searches an array for a particular value
//  data in:      List of values in an array, the number of
//                elements in the array, and the value searched for
//                in the array
//  data returned: Position in the array of the value or -1 if value
//                not found
//
//*******************************************************************

// Fill in the function called searchList that will do what is described above. That is. it will take in an array, the number of elements in the array, and a character to search for
// it will search the array and return the subscript or index of the array where the letter was found if it finds it. If it cant find it, it will return -1
int searchList(char arr[], int size, char ch) {
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
        if (arr[i] == ch) {
            return i;
        }
    }
    return -1;
}