string.cpp

#include <string>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>

char BAND_COLOR_CODE[10][8] =
	{
		"black", "brown", "red",    "orange", "yellow",
		"green", "blue", "violet", "grey", "white" };

int find_cstring_in_array(char array[][8], size_t array_size, const char* needle)
{
	std::cout << array[0] << std::endl;
	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < array_size; i++)
	{
		if (strcmp(array[i], needle) == 0)
			return i;
	}

	return -1;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	const char* needle = "brown";
	size_t array_size = sizeof(BAND_COLOR_CODE) / sizeof(*BAND_COLOR_CODE);

	int result = find_cstring_in_array(BAND_COLOR_CODE, array_size, needle);

	if (result > 0)
		std::cout << "Success! (" << BAND_COLOR_CODE[result] << ")" << std::endl;
	else
		std::cout << "No success :<" << std::endl;

	return 0;
}