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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                if (term.equals(list[i])) {
13                    return i;
14                }
15            } else {
16                return -1;
17            }
18            i++;
19        }
20    }
21
22    public static int findMatchingFor(String[] list, String term) {
23        for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
24            if (term.equals(list[i])) {
25                return i;
26            }
27        }
28        return -1;
29    }
30
31    public static void main(String[] args) {
32        String[] list = {
33            "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa",
34            "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa",
35            "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa",
36            "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "aa", "bb", "aa"
37        };
38        System.out.println(findMatchingWhile(list, "bb"));
39        System.out.println(findMatchingFor(list, "bb"));
40        System.out.println(findMatchingWhile(list, "cc"));
41        System.out.println(findMatchingFor(list, "cc"));
42    }
43}