Find an Element in an Array
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[edit] Overview - Find an Element in an Array
This Java example program shows how to find an element in an array.
[edit] Java Source Code
- Package: example.array
- File: SearchTestDemo.java
package example.array; import java.util.Arrays; public class SearchTestDemo { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { int array[] = { 2, 5, -2, 6, -3, 8, 0, -7, -9, 4 }; // Ensure array sorted Arrays.sort(array); printArray("Sorted array", array); // Search for element in array int index = Arrays.binarySearch(array, 2); System.out.println("Found 2 @ " + index); // Search for element not in array index = Arrays.binarySearch(array, 1); System.out.println("Didn't find 1 @ " + index); // Insert int newIndex = -index - 1; array = insertElement(array, 1, newIndex); printArray("With 1 added", array); } private static void printArray(String message, int array[]) { System.out.println(message + ": [length: " + array.length + "]"); // Print out sorted array elements for (int i = 0, n = array.length; i < n; i++) { if (i != 0) System.out.print(", "); System.out.print(array[i]); } System.out.println(); } private static int[] insertElement(int original[], int element, int index) { int length = original.length; int destination[] = new int[length + 1]; System.arraycopy(original, 0, destination, 0, index); destination[index] = element; System.arraycopy(original, index, destination, index + 1, length - index); return destination; } }
[edit] What Result You Can Get
Run the program, you will get:
Sorted array: [length: 10] -9, -7, -3, -2, 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 Found 2 @ 5 Didn't find 1 @ -6 With 1 added: [length: 11] -9, -7, -3, -2, 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
[edit] Required External Libraries and/or Files for this Java Example
Need nothing.
[edit] How to Run this Java Example Program
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It's fairly easy.
[edit] Question & Answer
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