[Donnie16]

Help im new and a little confused

[skyhawk133]

Donnie, welcome to dream.in.code.

We do have a policy by which we like to see a good faith effort before providing assistance. Could you show us the code you have so far. We'll also need some more information about your problem.

[Donnie16]

/*
 * Main.java
 *
 * Created on April 2, 2007, 9:09 AM
 *
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 */

package javaapplication21;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
/**
 *
 * @author dseech
 */
public class Main {
	
	/** Creates a new instance of Main */
	public Main() {
	}
	
	/**
	 * @param args the command line arguments
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// TODO code application logic here
   String favoritePerson;
   String exit;
   String doAgain;
   String person;
	String actor;
   String actress;
   String search;
   boolean repeat=true;
	  
	do{
	   repeat = false;
		 favoritePerson = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("How do you want to answer who your favorite person is?"+'\n'+"1. Friend/Family"+'\n'+"2. Actor"+'\n'+"3. Actress"+'\n'+"4. Search"+'\n'+"5. Exit");
	   
	   
	   int id = Integer.parseInt(favoritePerson);
	   switch(id){
	  case 1:
		  person =  JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Who is your favorite friend/family member?");
		  System.out.println("person " +  person);
		  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "That's a good choice!");
		 doAgain=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do You want to quit or start again?" +'\n'+ "Start again or Quit?");
		  if(doAgain.equals("yes") || doAgain.equals("yes"))
		  {
		  repeat=true;
		  }
		  else
		  {
		  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Good Bye");
		  repeat=false;
		  }
		  break;
	  
		   
		   case 2:
		  actor = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Who is your favorite actor?");
		   System.out.println("actor " + actor);
		   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "That's a good choice!");
		  doAgain=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do You want to quit or start again?" +'\n'+ "Start again or Quit?");
		  if(doAgain.equals("yes") || doAgain.equals("yes"))
		  {
		  repeat=true;
		  }
		  else
		  {
		  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Good Bye");
		  repeat=false;
		  }
		  break;
	   case 3:
		   actress = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Who is your favorite actress?");
		   System.out.println("actress " + actress);
		   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "That's a good choice!");
		   doAgain=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do You want to quit or start again?" +'\n'+ "Start again or Quit?");
		   if(doAgain.equals("yes") || doAgain.equals("yes"))
		   {
		   repeat=true;
		   }
		   else
		   {
		   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Good Bye");
		   repeat=false;
		   }
		   break;
	   case 4:
		   JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Who do you want to search for?");
		   doAgain=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do You want to quit or start again?" +'\n'+ "Start again or Quit?");
		   if(doAgain.equals("yes") || doAgain.equals("yes"))
		   {
		   repeat=true;
		   }
		   else
		   {
		   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Good Bye");
		   repeat=false;
		   }
		   break;
	   case 5:
		   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Please come again");
		   doAgain=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do You want to quit or start again?" +'\n'+ "Start again or Quit?");
		   if(doAgain.equals("yes") || doAgain.equals("yes"))
		   {
		   repeat=true;
		   }
		   else
		   {
		  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Good Bye");
		   repeat=false;
		   }
		   break;
	   default: 
		   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You have choosen an invalid menu item, Or you entered an unknown name"+'\n'+"Please choose a valid menu item.");
			repeat=true;
	
	
	}
	}while(repeat);
		
		}
	
	
}

i know how to make an array i just don't know how to search it.

[Programmist]

I have two questions.
1. Is your data sorted?
2. Are you allowed to use Java libraries to search the array, or do you have to implement your own search algorithm?