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user10776032
user10776032

Reputation: 27

Get matching index for a number in array

I'm new to programming and I've got confused on how to display the index number of a value in an array. I want to be able to type a random number and if the number I have entered is in the array, then it should tell me what the position (index) of the number is within the array.

For example if I enter the number 6, and 6 is in my array and it's index is 4, then the output should be "That number exists, it is positioned at 4 in the array". I've tried to do this but my code is the reverse of this, for example if I type in 6, then it looks for index 6 and outputs the number corresponding to index 6.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace searcharray
{ 

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int n = 10;

        Random r = new Random();



        int[] a;

        a = new int[n + 1]; 

        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
            a[i] = r.Next(1, 100); 


        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
            Console.WriteLine(" a [" + i + "] = " + a[i]);



      Console.ReadLine();

        Console.WriteLine("Enter a number: ");
        int b = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());


        if (a.Contains(b))

        {

            Console.WriteLine("That number exists and the position of the number is: " + a[b]);

        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The number doesn't exist in the array");
        }


        Console.WriteLine();

        Console.ReadLine();


    }
}
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 835

Answers (3)

lucasteles42
lucasteles42

Reputation: 1

Array.IndexOf returns -1 if the item dont exists in the array

var itemIndex = Array.IndexOf(a, b);
if (itemIndex != -1)
{
    Console.WriteLine("That number exists and the position of the number is: " + itemIndex);
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("The number doesn't exist in the array");
}

Upvotes: 0

nitinsingh9x
nitinsingh9x

Reputation: 696

You need to use Array.IndexOf() like below:

Console.WriteLine("That number exists and the position of the number is: " + Array.IndexOf(a, b));

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Upvotes: 1

Selim Yildiz
Selim Yildiz

Reputation: 5370

You can use Array.IndexOf(gives you the index of given value in Array) instead of a[b] like this:

if (a.Contains(b))
{
    Console.WriteLine("That number exists and the position of the number is: " + Array.IndexOf(a, b));
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("The number doesn't exist in the array");
}

Upvotes: 1

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