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In this topic, we described about the Difference between SEARCH and SEARCH ALL with detailed example.
Below are the differences in between SEARCH and SEARCH ALL.
| SEARCH | SEARCH ALL |
|---|---|
| SEARCH is a linear or sequential search. | SEARCHALL is binary search. |
| Initialization & incrementing of index is required. | Only initialization is required of an index. Incrementing is taken care automatically by the system. |
| Multiple WHEN conditions can be coded. | Only one WHEN condition can be coded. |
| Multiple arithmetic operators like =, >, <, <=, >=, NOT= can be used. | Only = operator is allowed. |
| Searching is slow. | Searching is faster. |
| SEARCH can use on single dimensional & multidimensional arrays. | SEARCH ALL can use for only single dimensional arrays. |
| Data inside an array need not be in sorted order. | Data inside an array must be in a sorted order. |