diff --git a/Cat.cpp b/Cat.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include "Cat.h"
+using namespace std;
+
+Cat::Cat(){
+			name=" ";
+			age=0.00;
+		}
+		void Cat::setName (string catN){
+			name=catN;
+		}
+		void Cat::setAge (float catAge){
+			age=catAge;
+		}
+		string Cat::getName(){
+			return name;
+		}
+		float Cat::getAge(){
+			return age;
+		}
+
+
diff --git a/Cat.h b/Cat.h
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+using namespace std;
+class Cat{
+	public:
+		Cat();
+		
+		void setName (string catN);
+		void setAge (float catAge);
+		string getName();
+		float getAge();
+	private:
+		string name;
+		float age;
+};
diff --git a/driver.cpp b/driver.cpp
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+++ b/driver.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include "Cat.h"
+using namespace std; 
+
+int linearSearch(auto data, auto key)//prototype
+{	
+	for (int i=0; i < data.size(); i++)
+	{
+		if(data[i]==key)
+		{
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	Cat cats;
+	vector<Cat>catVec;
+	string catName;
+	int catAge;
+	string search_key;
+	int result;
+
+	for(int i=0;i<=3;i++)
+	{
+		cout<<"Please enter cat name and age \n";
+		cin>> catName >> catAge;
+		cats.setName(catName);
+		cats.setAge(catAge);
+		catVec.push_back(cats);
+	}
+
+	for(int i=0;i<=3;i++)
+	{
+		cout<<catVec[i].getName()<<"\t";
+		cout<<catVec[i].getAge()<<"\n";
+	}
+	  cout<<"Enter a value to search for: ";
+
+
+   cin>>search_key;
+   while(search_key != "#")//perform searches until sentinel entered
+    {
+        result = linearSearch(catVec,search_key);
+
+        cout<<"  '"<<search_key<<"' was ";
+
+        if (result == -1)
+          cout<<"not found";
+        else
+          cout<<"found at index "<<result;
+
+
+        cout<<endl<<endl<<"Enter a value to search for: ";
+        cin>>search_key; 
+    }
+
+   cout<<endl<<"Program \"search it\" is now finished."<<endl<<endl;
+
+	return 0;
+	
+	
+  /*vector<string> inputs;
+  string search_key, input;
+  int result;
+
+   cout<<"Welcome to \"search it\". We first need some input data."<<endl;
+   cout<<"We'll assume the inputs do not have any spaces."<<endl<<endl;
+   cout<<"To end input type the #-character (followed by Enter)"<<endl<<endl;
+
+   cin>>input;
+ 
+    while(input != "#")//read an unknown number of inputs from keyboard
+    {
+       inputs.push_back(input);
+       cin>>input;
+    }
+
+   cout<<endl<<"["<<inputs.size()<<" values read from input source]"<<endl<<endl;
+
+  if(inputs.size() == 0)//no input
+  {
+      cout<<endl<<"No input received, quiting..."<<endl<<endl;
+       exit(1);//nothing to do but quit program
+  }
+ 
+   cout<<endl<<"To end input type the #-character (followed by Enter)"<<endl<<endl;
+  cout<<"Enter a value to search for: ";
+
+
+   cin>>search_key;
+ 
+    while(search_key != "#")//perform searches until sentinel entered
+    {
+        result = linearSearch(inputs,search_key);
+
+        cout<<"  '"<<search_key<<"' was ";
+
+        if (result == -1)
+          cout<<"not found";
+        else
+          cout<<"found at index "<<result;
+
+
+        cout<<endl<<endl<<"Enter a value to search for: ";
+        cin>>search_key; 
+    }
+
+   cout<<endl<<"Program \"search it\" is now finished."<<endl<<endl;
+
+    return 0;*/
+}