search element in array java code example

Example 1: java check if element exists in array

package com.mkyong.core;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class StringArrayExample1 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String[] alphabet = new String[]{"A", "B", "C"};

        // Convert String Array to List
        List<String> list = Arrays.asList(alphabet);
        
        if(list.contains("A")){
            System.out.println("Hello A");
        }

    }

}
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Example 2: search an element in an array java

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Search_Element
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        int n, x, flag = 0, i = 0;
        Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter no. of elements you want in array:");
        n = s.nextInt();
        int a[] = new int[n];
        System.out.println("Enter all the elements:");
        for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            a[i] = s.nextInt();
        }
        System.out.print("Enter the element you want to find:");
        x = s.nextInt();
        for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            if(a[i] == x)
            {
                flag = 1;
                break;
            }
            else
            {
                flag = 0;
            }
        }
        if(flag == 1)
        {
            System.out.println("Element found at position:"+(i + 1));
        }
        else
        {
            System.out.println("Element not found");
        }
    }
}

Example 3: java find element in array

array[array.indexOf(element)]