diff --git a/searchRange.java b/searchRange.java
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+public class searchRange {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int []arr={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8};
+        int target=6;
+        System.out.println(searchRange(arr,target,2,6));
+
+
+    }
+    static int searchRange(int []arr,int target,int start,int end){
+        if(arr.length==0){
+            return -1;
+        }
+        for(int i=start;i<=end;i++){
+            int element=arr[i];
+            if(target==element){
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+
+    }
+}