Sounds like a counting loop.
Let us create a class Searcher that contains a linear search method.
Searcher
The seach() method will search through an array of String references looking for a target String.
seach()
String
Make the linear search method a static method. This will enable it to be used without first creating a Searcher object.
static
Here is a skeleton of the program:
class Searcher { // seek target in the array of strings. // return the index where target is found, or -1 if not found. public static int search( array, target ) { . . . . . . // implement linear search } } public class SearchTester { public static void main ( String[] args ) { final int theSize = 20 ; String[] strArray = new String[ theSize ] ; . . . . . . // put values into strArray // call the static search method int where = Searcher.search( strArray, "Peoria" ); if ( where >= 0 ) System.out.println("Target found in cell " + where ); else System.out.println("Target not found" ); } }
Fill in the blanks for the types of the formal parameters.