In java do we have any method to find that a particular string is part of string array.
I can do in a loop which I would like to avoid.
e.g.
String [] array = {"AA","BB","CC" };
string x = "BB"
I would like a
if (some condition to tell whether x is part of array) {
do something
} else {
do something else
}
# Answer 1
Do something like:
Arrays.asList(array).contains(x);
since that return true if the String x is present in the array (now converted into a list...)
Example:
if(Arrays.asList(array).contains(x)){
// is present ... :)
}
# Answer 2
You could also use the commons-lang library from Apache which provides the much appreciated method contains.
import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
public class CommonsLangContainsDemo {
public static void execute(String[] strings, String searchString) {
if (ArrayUtils.contains(strings, searchString)) {
System.out.println("contains.");
} else {
System.out.println("does not contain.");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
execute(new String[] { "AA","BB","CC" }, "BB");
}
}
# Answer 3
This code will work for you:
bool count = false;
for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
{
if(array[i].equals(x))
{
count = true;
break;
}
}
if(count)
{
//do some other thing
}
else
{
//do some other thing
}