From ec3ade0e35a3f7689b14dc904cb30e442d388760 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gurs <gurs3259@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 23:29:04 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Added a better way of Sequential search to existing file

---
 Algorithm/SequentialSearch.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Algorithm/SequentialSearch.h b/Algorithm/SequentialSearch.h
index 28fd335..2ef667d 100644
--- a/Algorithm/SequentialSearch.h
+++ b/Algorithm/SequentialSearch.h
@@ -4,4 +4,20 @@ int SequentialSearch(vector<int>& v, int k) {
 		if (v[i] == k)
 			return i;
 	return -1;
+}
+
+
+/* The following is a Sentinel Search Algorithm which only performs 
+    just one test in each loop iteration thereby reducing time complexity */
+
+int BetterSequentialSearch(vector<int>& v, int k) {
+    int last = v[v.size()-1];
+    v[v.size()-1] = k;
+    int i = 0;
+	while (v[i]!= k)
+        	i++;
+    v[v.size()-1] = last;
+    if(i < v.size()-1 || v[v.size()-1] == k)
+        return i;
+    return -1;
 }
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