Thread: Couldn't search for a string in an array.. Help please..

boolean found=false;
		System.out.print("\n\tEnter name to search: ");
		String namesearch=in.nextLine();
		int i=0;
		while(i<ctr && !found)
		{
		if(namearray[i]==namesearch)
		{
		found=true;
		}
		i++;
		}
		if(found)
		{
		System.out.print(namesearch+" is at index "+i);
		}
		else
		{
		System.out.print("Not found");
		}
 
		break;

Hello and welcome to the forums.

This is a common newbie mistake.

if(namearray[i]==namesearch)

Needs to be:

if(namearray[i].equals(namesearch))

In future, please post some text along side your code. We need as much information as possible.

It's also worth reading Common Java Mistakes. The link is in my signature.

please marked it solved if solved.