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+// Linear Search in Java
+
+class LinearSearch {
+  public static int linearSearch(int array[], int x) {
+  int n = array.length;
+
+  // Going through array sequencially
+  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if (array[i] == x)
+    return i;
+  }
+  return -1;
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String args[]) {
+  int array[] = { 2, 4, 0, 1, 9 };
+  int x = 1;
+
+  int result = linearSearch(array, x);
+
+  if (result == -1)
+    System.out.print("Element not found");
+  else
+    System.out.print("Element found at index: " + result);
+  }
+}