how to find more than one String with single command

[doha786]

hi,
here is my program that can read through a txt file line by line to find one word named "friends". if any line contains of this word then get the line and check my precised friend's name is mentioned there or not ?

its working when my precised named only one, but what should i do if it will more than one ?

suppose, my txt file contains like this:

my childhood friends named Jassei and Kathy.
Abbey, Kathy and Borny were my school friends.
In college, Jami and Abbey were good friends.
Here in university, Jacky and Hatchi are my new friends.

and code:

String target="friends";
String reading=new String();
String findName="Kathy";

try{
FileReader fr = new FileReader ("C:/Java/Test1.txt");   
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader (fr);

while (reader.ready()){ 
reading=reader.readLine();
                                
if (reading.indexOf(target)!= -1 ){ 
String line = result.substring(0, result.indexOf(target));
                                        
if (line.indexOf(findName) !=-1) {
System.out.println("Name found");
}
}
}
}
catch(IOException ioe){}

my question is, at a time i want to search more friend names not only "kathy"..

if i use like this,
String[] findNames={"kathy", "Borny", "Jakcy"}
then what to do ??
or any idea pls ??

[Fubarable]

my question is, at a time i want to search more friend names not only "kathy"..

if i use like this,
String[] findNames={"kathy", "Borny", "Jakcy"}
then what to do ??
or any idea pls ??

Loop through the array with a for-loop.

Also, if you indent your pasted code so that it's easier to read it will be easier for us to help you. Thanks in advance.

Oh, and you'll really want to avoid empty catches:

catch(IOException ioe){}

because how will you know if an error occurs, why it has occurred?

[gcalvin]

From what you are describing, it seems you want to implement this:

    public boolean ifAnyNameFound(String target, String[] namesToFind) {
        ...
    }

-Gary-