I have been searching here for some time but haven\'t been able to find the answer to it.
I am basically required to use an array for this assignment from college. A
Right now you seem to be saying 'does this array of strings equal this string', which of course it never would.
Perhaps you should think about iterating through your array of strings with a loop, and checking each to see if they are equals() with the inputted string?
...or do I misunderstand your question?