help error in while loop

i'm working on an assignment for one of my computer classes and this line of code seems to give me the error ')' expected. i am super new to java and i am using blue J. if someone could please tell me why i am having this problem or what i'm doing wrong. i'm making a shoppingcart with 2 classes.
public void findItem(String searchName){

int index=0;
boolean found = false;

while((index<cart.size())if!found){
StoreItem.item = cart.get(index);
String itemName=item.getName();
if(itemName.contains(searchName){
system.out.print("Item Found :")
system.out.print(item.toString();
found = true;
}
else
index++;
}

if(!found){
system.out.print("notfounddawgggy")
}

This doesn't make sense I'm afraid:

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while((index<cart.size())if!found){

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what are you trying to do here exactly?

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oh, and welcome to the forum!

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Originally Posted by Fubarable

This doesn't make sense I'm afraid:

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while((index<cart.size())if!found){

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what are you trying to do here exactly?

Also, when posting code here, please use code tags so that your code will retain its formatting and thus will be readable -- after all, your goal is to get as many people to read your post and understand your code as possible, right?

To do this, highlight your pasted code (please be sure that it is already formatted when you paste it into the forum; the code tags don't magically format unformatted code) and then press the code button, and your code will have tags.

Another way to do this is to manually place the tags into your code by placing the tag

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above your pasted code and the tag

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below your pasted code like so:

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[code]
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  // notice how the top and bottom tags are different

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[/code]

oh, and welcome to the forum!

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i am trying to search thru an arraylist but also trying to make sure the loop doesn't keep continuing on. i'm making a shoppingcart, this damn assignment has me stressed out!
sorry i didn't know the proper way to state the code, will do next time.

thanks for the welcome =]

Are you trying to do this?

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while((index<cart.size()) && !found){

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sorry i didn't know the proper way to state the code, will do next time.

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No need to apologize.

and good luck.