added LinearSearchRecursive.java and updated README.md

README.md

@@ -1469,8 +1469,8 @@ In order to achieve greater coverage and encourage more people to contribute to
                 </a>
             </td>
             <td> <!-- Java -->
-                <a href="./CONTRIBUTING.md">
-                    <img align="center" height="25" src="./logos/github.svg" />
+                <a href="./src/java/LinearSearchRecursive.java">
+                    <img align="center" height="25" src="./logos/java.svg" />
                 </a>
             </td>
             <td> <!-- Python -->

src/java/LinearSearchRecursive.java

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+public class LinearSearchRecursive {
+
+  public static int linearSearchRecursive(int[] arr, int n, int index, int target) {
+    // Base case: If index exceeds array bounds, return -1 indicating target is not found
+    if (index >= n) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    // If the current element matches the target, return the index
+    if (arr[index] == target) {
+      return index;
+    }
+
+    // Recursive case: move to the next index in the array
+    return linearSearchRecursive(arr, n, index + 1, target);
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    int[] arr = {10, 20, 60, 30, 60, 70, 80, 22};
+
+    int n = arr.length;
+
+    int target = 70;
+
+    int result = linearSearchRecursive(arr, n, 0, target);
+
+    if (result >= 0) {
+      System.out.println("Target element found at index: " + result);
+    } else {
+      System.out.println("Target element not found.");
+    }
+  }
+}