using arrays in loops code example

Example 1: arrays with for loops

int findSmallest(int[] values) {
  int minIndex = 0;  // start with 0th element as min
  for (int i=1; i<values.length; i++) {
    if (values[i] < values[minIndex]) {
      minIndex = i;
    }
  }
  return minIndex;
}

Example 2: arrays with for loops

// Search
// Searches through the given array looking
// for the given target. Returns the index number
// of the target if found, or -1 otherwise.
// (classic search-loop example)
public int search(int[] nums, int target) {
  // Look at every element
  for (int i=0; i<nums.length; i++) {
    if (nums[i] == target) {
      return i; // return the index where the target is found
    }
  }

  // If we get here, the target was not in the array
  return -1;
}