APC-S-011.c

Problem Statement

APC-S-011.c

Linear search

Source Code

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int elementCount, i, keyElement;

    printf("Enter the number of element you want to add: ");
    scanf("%d", &elementCount);

    int elements[elementCount];

    for (i = 0; i < elementCount; i++)
    {
        printf("Enter Element %d: ", i + 1);
        scanf("%d", &elements[i]);
    }

    printf("\nEnter the Key Element you want to search: ");
    scanf("%d", &keyElement);
    for (i = 0; i < elementCount; i++)
        if (elements[i] == keyElement)
        {
            printf("\nKey Element %d is found in %d position.", keyElement, i);
            return 0;
        }
    printf("\nKey Element %d is not found.", keyElement);
    return 0;
}

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● Author - Amit Dutta · Updated - 12 Dec 2025