diff --git a/stringsearch.java b/stringsearch.java
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+public class stringsearch {
+    public static boolean stringsearch(String s,char key){
+        for(int i=0;i<s.length();i++){
+            if(s.charAt(i)==key){
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String s= "shalu";
+        char key='a';
+        System.out.println(stringsearch(s,key));
+    }
+}