Arrays Displaying states/searching arrays

[bharai]

Ok so I have a project and I'm having a hard time with the arrays. Mainly how I search/remove/add items to the arrays.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

"Write a program to declare an array with the statement Dim state(49) As String and maintain a list of certain states. The list of states should always be in alphabetical order and occupy consecutive elements of the array. The buttons in the program should give the user the following options:
(a) Take the state specified by the user in a text box and insert it into its proper position in the array. If the state is already in the array, so report.
(b) Take the state specified by the user in a text box and delete it from the array. If the state is not in the array, so report.
(c) Display the states in the array. "

My main question is am I going about this in the right way? Will I be able to search and remove items from the array I have built so far? I'm using a simple loop shown at the bottom to show that I can at least find items in the array, just looking for a few pointers on how to go about this more effieciently.

This is what I have to do now I have written.

Private Sub states_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
state(0) = "Alabama"
state(1) = "Alaska"
state(2) = "Arizona"
state(3) = "Arkansas"
state(4) = "California"
state(5) = "Colorado"
state(6) = "Connecticut"
state(7) = "Delaware"
state(8) = "Florida"
state(9) = "Georgia"
state(10) = "Hawaii"
state(11) = "Idaho"
state(12) = "Illinois"
state(13) = "Indiana"
state(14) = "Iowa"
state(15) = "Kansas"
state(16) = "Kentucky"
state(17) = "Louisiana"
state(18) = "Maine"
state(19) = "Maryland"
state(20) = "Massachusetts"
state(21) = "Michigan"
state(22) = "Minnesota"
state(23) = "Mississippi"
state(24) = "Missouri"
state(25) = "Montana"
state(26) = "Nebraska"
state(27) = "Nevada"
state(28) = "New Hampshire"
state(29) = "New Jersey"
state(30) = "New Mexico"
state(31) = "New York"
state(32) = "North Carolina"
state(33) = "North Dakota"
state(34) = "Ohio"
state(35) = "Oklahoma"
state(36) = "Oregon"
state(37) = "Pennsylvania"
state(38) = "Rhode Island"
state(39) = "South Carolina"
state(40) = "South Dakota"
state(41) = "Tennessee"
state(42) = "Texas"
state(43) = "Utah"
state(44) = "Vermont"
state(45) = "Virginia"
state(46) = "Washington"
state(47) = "West Virginia"
state(48) = "Wisconsin"
state(49) = "Wyoming"
End Sub
as my array and then use this to display.

Private Sub Display_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Display.Click
ListBox1.Items.Clear()
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(0))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(1))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(2))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(3))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(4))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(5))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(6))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(7))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(8))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(9))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(10))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(11))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(12))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(13))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(14))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(15))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(16))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(17))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(18))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(19))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(20))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(21))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(22))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(23))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(24))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(25))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(26))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(27))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(28))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(29))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(30))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(31))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(32))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(33))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(34))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(35))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(36))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(37))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(38))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(39))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(40))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(41))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(42))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(43))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(44))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(45))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(46))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(47))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(48))
ListBox1.Items.Add(state(49))
End Sub
There has to be an easier way to display this right?

I'm using this code to show that at least I can search the array

Private Sub Remove_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Remove.Click
Dim Deletename As String
Dim n As Integer
Deletename = TextBox1.Text
Do
n += 1 'add 1 to n
Loop Until (state(n) >= Deletename) Or (n = 49) 'interpret result of search
If state(n) = Deletename Then
textbox1.text = "found"
Else
textbox1.text = "not found"
End If
End Sub

[.paul.]

to check if your array contains textbox1.text:

MsgBox(Array.IndexOf(state, StrConv(TextBox1.Text, VbStrConv.ProperCase)))

if not found it'll return -1. anything else it exists


c/

Private Sub Display_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Display.Click
    ListBox1.Items.Clear()
    ListBox1.Items.addrange(state)
End Sub