Java Recursion help needed -

i've been asked create public method nothing call method recursive. purpose of second method search int value inside array.

so far have this:

int[] array = {1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 20, 30, 50, 100}; int cont = 0;  public int searchi(int x) {     searchr(x);     return x; }  private void searchr(int y) {     if (cont < array.length) {         if (array[cont] == y) {             system.out.println(y);         } else {             searchr(cont++);            }     } } 

however, no matter number use, either 1 in array or not, prints value of y. i'm still new recursion , not quite grasping essence of yet. that's why method isn't working (besides wrong). thoughts? , probably, grasp term better.

as far code, print y when finds y in array because of

if (array[cont] == y) {      system.out.println(y); } 

and after first call of searchr(x) searching value of cont instead of value of x. change searchr(cont++)

cont++;  searchr(y); 

if want position of number you're searching use system.out.println(cont) instead of system.out.println(y).

int[] array = {1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 20, 30, 50, 100}; int cont = 0;  public int searchi(int x) {     searchr(x);     return x; }  private void searchr(int y) {     if (cont < array.length) {         if (array[cont] == y) {             system.out.println(y); //system.out.println(cont); if want position output         } else {             cont++;             searchr(y);          }     } }