Find an Item in the Sorted List

2024/Oct/Nov·Variant 2

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ItemList (5 strings) is already sorted alphabetically. Write function FindItem() that searches for Target and returns its 1-based position as a string, or "Not found" if it is not present.

Input: 5 sorted item names, then the target to find. Output: The position, or "Not found".

Example:

Input:  Book
        Eraser
        Marker
        Pen
        Ruler
        Marker
Output: 3

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Sample Test Cases

Test 1: Middle item found

Inputs: Book, Eraser, Marker, Pen, Ruler, Marker

Expected: 3

Test 2: Target not in the list

Inputs: Book, Eraser, Marker, Pen, Ruler, Zebra

Expected: Not found