How to check whether two elements are available in an array?

[venkatteshb]

For example,

String str1="2"
String str2="3"
String [] str3={"2","4","8","9","3"};


Is there any feature available by default to check whether both str1 and str2 are contained in str3?

Or we can only compare by doing equals() ?

Please give me any suggestions?

[playwin2]

There are lots of functions in String Class
IndexOf comes to mind at the moment

[Norm]

If move copy/move/wrap the data from an array into one of the collections classes, you could use some of their methods such as contains().
Otherwise write a loop and use equals against each element.

[venkatteshb]

I will try collection classes, if I find it difficult to handle, I am planning to use only loops as you said..
thanks...

[venkatteshb]

Any other suggestions....?

[Fubarable]

If you sort the array, you could use Arrays.binarySearch(...)
You can find it here.

[venkatteshb]

thanks....

[Fubarable]

note: cross-posted in the sun java forums.

[venkatteshb]

sorry about that.....
that will be my final cross post.....