/*
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
*/