// steve eilertsen
// Search and find an element inside an array
// Break to break out of a code block to avoid redundancy
// Passing an array as a parameter to the constructor method
// Passing arguements to methods
// Two class OOP approach

package searchandfind;

public class SearchUI
{
  
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        String[] towns = {"Johannesburg","Pretoria", "Cape Town"};
        String oneTown = "cape town";
        
        SearchManager sm = new SearchManager(towns);
        
        String temp = sm.findTown(oneTown);
        
        System.out.println("Find Town");
        System.out.println("==========");
        System.out.println(temp);
            
    } // end main
} // end class


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// steve eilertsen
// Search and find an element inside an array
// Break to break out of a code block to avoid redundancy
// Passing an array as a parameter to the constructor
// Two class OOP approach

package searchandfind;

public class SearchManager 
{
    
    private String[] towns = null;
    private String oneTown = null;
	
    
    // the array as a parameter
    public SearchManager(String[] t)
    {
        towns = t;
    }
	
    
    // town name arrives as a parameter
    public String findTown(String ot)
    {
        oneTown = ot;
        boolean found = false;
        String temp = "";
        int i = 0;
        
        for (i = 0; i < towns.length; i++) 
        {
            if (towns[i].equalsIgnoreCase(oneTown))
            {
                found = true;
                break; // Stop looping immediately once found
            } // end if
        } // end for
        
        if (found == true)
            return oneTown + " was found at position " + i;
        else
            return oneTown + " was not found in the array.";
        
    } // end findTown
    
} // end class

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