Remove a specific string from an array of string

Question

I have an array like this:

String n[] = {\"google\",\"microsoft\",\"apple\"};

What I want to do is to remove \"apple\".

My problem

Answer 1

Define "remove".

Arrays are fixed length and can not be resized once created. You can set an element to null to remove an object reference;

for (int i = 0; i < myStringArray.length(); i++)
{
    if (myStringArray[i].equals(stringToRemove))
    {
        myStringArray[i] = null;
        break;
    }
}

or

myStringArray[indexOfStringToRemove] = null;

If you want a dynamically sized array where the object is actually removed and the list (array) size is adjusted accordingly, use an ArrayList

myArrayList.remove(stringToRemove); 

or

myArrayList.remove(indexOfStringToRemove);

Edit in response to OP's edit to his question and comment below

String r = myArrayList.get(rgenerator.nextInt(myArrayList.size()));