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Kotlin

package search
/**
* name: linear search algorithm
*
* worst time: n
* amount of memory: 1
*/
class LinearSearch<T : Comparable<T>> : Search<T> {
/**
* returns true if the element was found in the array
*
* @array - sorted array
* @element - search element
*/
override fun exists(array: Array<T>, element: T) : Boolean {
return search(array, element) != -1
}
/**
* returns the index of the searched element, otherwise -1
*
* @array - sorted array
* @element - search element
*/
override fun search(array: Array<T>, element: T) : Int {
for (i in array.indices) {
if (element == array[i]) {
return i
}
}
return -1
}
}