How do I determine whether an array contains a particular value in Java?

Question

I have a String[] with values like so:

public static final String[] VALUES = new String[] {\"AB\",\"BC\",\"CD\",\"AE\"};

Given

Answer 1

Check this

String[] VALUES = new String[] {"AB","BC","CD","AE"};
String s;

for(int i=0; i< VALUES.length ; i++)
{
    if ( VALUES[i].equals(s) )
    { 
        // do your stuff
    } 
    else{    
        //do your stuff
    }
}