String Array Contains Example

1. /*
           Java String Array Contains Example
           This Java String Array Contains example shows how to find a String in
           String array in Java.
    */
   
   
   import java.util.Arrays;
   
   
   public class StringArrayContainsExample {
   
   
           public static void main(String args[]){
   
   
                   //String array
                   String[] strMonths = new String[]{“January”, “February”, “March”, “April”, “May”};
   
   
                   //Strings to find
                   String strFind1 = “March”;
                   String strFind2 = “December”;
   
   
                   /*
                    * There are several ways we can check whether a String array
                    * contains a particular string.
                    *
                    * First of them is iterating the array elements and check as given below.
                    */
                  
                   boolean contains = false;
   
   
                   //iterate the String array
                   for(int i=0; i < strMonths.length; i++){
   
   
                           //check if string array contains the string
                           if(strMonths[i].equals(strFind1)){
   
   
                                   //string found
                                   contains = true;
                                   break;
   
   
                           }
                   }
   
   
                   if(contains){
                           System.out.println(“String array contains String “ + strFind1);
                   }else{
                           System.out.println(“String array does not contain String “ + strFind1);
                   }
   
   
                   /*
                    * Second way to check whether String array contains a string is to use
                    * Arrays class as given below.
                    */
   
   
                   contains = Arrays.asList(strMonths).contains(strFind1);
                   System.out.println(“Does String array contain “ + strFind1 + “? “ + contains);
   
   
                   contains = Arrays.asList(strMonths).contains(strFind2);
                   System.out.println(“Does String array contain “ + strFind2 + “? “ + contains);
   
   
           }
   }
   
   
   /*
   Output of above given Java String Array Contains example would be
   String array contains String March
   Does String array contain March? true
   Does String array contain December? false
   */