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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