arrays-exercise 06, slide 29

package class170629;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class arrays06 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /*
         * Exercise 6, slide 29
         * input : 10 chars to an array, and then one char more
         * output: number of appearances of the additional char in the array
         */

        // size of the array
        final int ARRAY_SIZE=10;
        // create a scanner
        Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);

        // define an integer array
        char[] chars = new char[ARRAY_SIZE];

        System.out.printf("Enter %d chars:\n", chars.length);
        // get data from user and save it in the array
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i += 1) {
            chars[i] = s.next().charAt(0);
        }

        System.out.println("enter a char to search for:");
        char chToFind = s.next().charAt(0);

        s.close();

        // check numbers and print event numbers only
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i += 1) {
            // if it's the required character
            if (chars[i] == chToFind)
                // print it
                System.out.printf("char '%c' found at position %d\n", chars[i],
                        i);
        }
        System.out.println();

    }

}