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1package sandbox;
2
3/**
4 * @author Joseph J Short <Joseph.J.Short at gmail.com>
5 */
6public class MatchingString {
7
8    public static int findMatchingWhile(String[] list, String term) {
9        int i = 0;
10        while (true) {
11            if (i == list.length) {
12                return -1;
13            } else if (term.equals(list[i])) {
14                return i;
15            }
16        }
17    }
18
19    public static int findMatchingFor(String[] list, String term) {
20        for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
21            if (term.equals(list[i])) {
22                return i;
23            }
24        }
25        return -1;
26    }
27}