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Thread: Array iteration Problem.. Please help

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    Default Array iteration Problem.. Please help

    Item[]items = new Item[4];
    items[0]= new Item("n",2.2,4);
    items[0].setName("OJ");
    items[0].setCost(6.00);
    items[0].setQty(10);
     
    items[1]= new Item("n",2.2,4);
    items[1].setName("Milk");
    items[1].setCost(3.99);
    items[1].setQty(20);
     
    items[2]= new Item("n",2.2,4);
    items[2].setName("Snicker");
    items[2].setCost(0.79);
    items[2].setQty(75);
     
    items[3]= new Item("n",2.2,4);
    items[3].setName("Wheat Bread");
    items[3].setCost(2.49);
    items[3].setQty(5);
     
     
    items[0].getName();
    items[0].getCost();
    items[0].getQty();
     
     
    items[1].getCost();
    items[1].getName();
    items[1].getQty();
     
    items[2].getName();
    items[2].getCost();
    items[2].getQty();
     
    items[3].getName();
    items[3].getCost();
    items[3].getQty();	
     
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    String input = scan.next();
    for(int i=0; i<items.length; i++) 
    {
    if(input.equals(items[i].getName()))
    {
    System.out.println("Item Found");
    }
     
    else
    {
    System.out.println("Item Not Found");
    }
     
    }
    The output is
    Item Not Found
    Item Found
    Item Not Found
    Item Not Found

    It is comparing every ite
    m in the array and printing the message. How can only have it print Item Found with out the other message. Please help me with this.
    Last edited by helloworld922; November 24th, 2012 at 01:15 AM. Reason: please use [code] tags


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    Default Re: Array iteration Problem.. Please help

    hint: take a look at these lines of code.

    for(int i=0; i<items.length; i++) 
    {
        if(input.equals(items[i].getName()))
        {
            System.out.println("Item Found");
        }
        else
        {
            System.out.println("Item Not Found");
        }
    }

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    Default Re: Array iteration Problem.. Please help

    Im sorry I dont know how to fix it. I see that my if statement compare the input to every item in the list and then print out the message..
    But i dun know how to fix it.

    --- Update ---

    Please let me know how i can fix it

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    Default Re: Array iteration Problem.. Please help

    your code is saying every time it is in the for loop check the array element and print if the item is found or not so its going to print 4 times... u should make a method that returns true if the user input matches an item in the array.... you can then write an if statement in the main method that prints item found or not based on the results of the method.... that way it will only print one time

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    It worked!! thank you!!!!

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