# populate @array with the even integers from 0 to 198 for ( $i = 0; $i < 100; ++$i ) { $array[ $i ] = 2 * $i; } # prompt the user for a search key print "Enter an integer search key: "; chomp ( $searchKey = ); $found = 0; # $found is initially false for ( $i = 0; $i < @array && !$found; ++$i ) { if ( $array[ $i ] == $searchKey ) { $index = $i; $found = 1; } } if ( $found ) { # $found == 1 print "Found $searchKey at subscript $index \n"; } else { # $found == 0 print "$searchKey not found \n"; }