Getting error with code and need help understanding. Please Help.

Hi, i copied and pasted the following code from a textbook example to understand it but its getting errors. Can someone please help? Also, i was having trouble understanding the following part from the code(the bolded parts (bool found = false; if (found)):
int search(const int a[], int numberUsed, int target)
{
int index = 0;
bool found = false;
while ((!found) && (index < numberUsed))
if (target == a[index])
found = true;
else
index++;

if (found)
return index;
else
return -1;
}

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  //Searches a partially filled array of nonnegative integers.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
const int DECLARED_SIZE = 20;

void fillArray(int a[], int size, int& numberUsed);
//Precondition: size is the declared size of the array a.
//Postcondition: numberUsed is the number of values stored in a.
//a[0] through a[numberUsed-1] have been filled with
//nonnegative integers read from the keyboard.

int search(const int a[], int numberUsed, int target);
//Precondition: numberUsed is <= the declared size of a.
//Also, a[0] through a[numberUsed -1] have values.
//Returns the first index such that a[index] == target,
//provided there is such an index; otherwise, returns -1.

int main()
{
	int arr[DECLARED_SIZE], listSize, target;
	
	fillArray(arr, DECLARED_SIZE, listSize);
	
	char ans, n, N;
	int result;
	do
	{
		cout << "Enter a number to search for: ";
		cin >> target;
		
		result = search(arr, listSize, target);
		if (result == -1)
			cout << target << " is not on the list.\n";
		else
			cout << target << " is stored in array position "
			<< result << endl
			<< "(Remember: The first position is 0.)\n";
		
		cout << "Search again?(y/n followed by Return): ";
		cin >> ans;
	} while ((ans != n) && (ans != N));
		cout << "End of program.\n";
		return 0;
}
void fillArray(int a[], int size, int& numberUsed)
{
	cout << "Enter up to " << size << " nonnegative whole numbers.\n"
		<< "Mark the end of the list with a negative number.\n";
	int next, index = 0;
	cin >> next;
	while ((next >= 0) && (index < size))
	{
		a[index] = next;
		index++;
		cin >> next;
	}
	numberUsed = index;
}
int search(const int a[], int numberUsed, int target)
{
	int index = 0;
	bool found = false;
	while ((!found) && (index < numberUsed))
	if (target == a[index])
		found = true;
	else
		index++;
	
	if (found)
		return index;
	else
		return -1;
}
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