Solution for Linear Search

linear_search.rb

#linear search

def linear_search(object, array)
  index = 0
  
  while array[index] != nil
    if object != array[index]
      mismatch += 1
    end
    if object == array[index]
      index
      break
    end
    index += 1
  end
  index
end


#global search

def linear_search(object, array)
  index = 0
  matched_elements = []
  
  while array[index] != nil
    if object != array[index]
      mismatch += 1
    end
    if object == array[index]
      matched_elements << index
    end
    index += 1
  end
  matched_elements
end