GCSE (J277)

Linear Search and Index Match

A FOR loop checks each item of a 1D array against a target.

OCR Exam Reference Language

1names = ["Ali", "Beth", "Cara", "Dev"]◀ now
2target = "Cara"
3found = -1
4FOR i = 0 TO 3
5    IF names[i]! == target THEN
6        found = i
7    ENDIF
8NEXT i
9print(found)

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The array names is created with indexes 0 to 3

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Line	names	target	found	i	Condition	Output
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