java - Is it possible to search through an array and return the index of the value -

i writing simple java program stores array of artists have been in charts previously; code far program

package searching;  import java.util.*;  public class searching {     public static void main(string[] args) {                   scanner scanner = new scanner(system.in);          string artists[] = {"rihanna", "cheryl cole", "alexis jordan", "katy perry", "bruno mars",                         "cee lo green", "mike posner", "nelly", "duck sauce", "the saturdays"};          system.out.println("please enter artist...");         string artist = scanner.nextline();     } } 

i wondering, possible user type name of 1 of artists, code search array , return index of value? , if how go don't know begin... in advance!

you need loop through artists array in loop , return index if value equals artist value.

    (int = 0; < artists.length; i++) {         string artistelement = artists[i];         if (artistelement.equals(artist)) {             system.out.println(i);         }     } 

here's happened me:

please enter artist... mike posner 6