From e57011323adf3f81fffadcd49c971e420e09bd4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brettmortensen <11483419+brettmortensen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:04:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add Linear Search

Adds a Ruby implementation of Linear Search.
---
 algorithms/searches/linear_search.rb | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 algorithms/searches/linear_search.rb

diff --git a/algorithms/searches/linear_search.rb b/algorithms/searches/linear_search.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1014032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/searches/linear_search.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# A Ruby implementation of Linear Search
+
+def linear_search(element, array)
+  element_index = nil
+
+  array.each_with_index do |value, index|
+   if value == element
+     element_index = index
+   end
+  end
+
+  element_index
+end
+
+# Testing the search
+array = [5, 2, 0, 4, 1]
+element = 4
+
+result = linear_search(element, array)
+puts result ? "Element present in array at index: #{result}" : "Element not present in array."
+
+# Output
+#
+# Element present in array at index: 3