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

Use Array.BinarySearch(array,obj) for finding the given object in array or not.

Example:

if (Array.BinarySearch(str, i) > -1)` → true --exists

false --not exists