java - Counting duplicate strings in array with equals() -

brand new java , cannot seem figure out:

all i'm trying print duplicate string , number of times shows in array (not using hash tables or that, simplistically).

let's array this:

temparray = {"dogs", "cats", "dogs", "dogs", "mice", "snakes", "cats"} 

here's code far:

int flowercount = 0; (int j = 0; j < temparray.length - 1; j++) {         (int k = j + 1; k < temparray.length; k++) {               if( (temparray[j].equals(temparray[k])) && (j != k) ) {                     system.out.println(temparray[j]);                     flowercount++;                }           }   } 

obviously doesn't work, doing wrong here? seems should simple do, can't nested loops , counter right.

you can sort array using arrays.sort. put equal elements next each other. can iterate through list while loop, looking consecutive elements equal.

int = 0; while (i < arr.length) {   int start = i;   while (i < arr.length && arr[i].equals(arr[start])) {     ++i;   }   int count = - start;   system.out.println(arr[start] + " " + count); }