How do I search specific value in an array?

package org.kodejava.util;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class ArraySearchExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // We create an array of ints where the search will be done.
        int[] items = {9, 5, 14, 6, 11, 28, 9, 16, 37, 3, 2};

        // The Arrays.binarySearch() require us to sort the array
        // items before we call the method. We can utilize the
        // Arrays.sort() method to do this. If we did not sort the
        // array the result will be undefined, the search process
        // will return a negative result.
        Arrays.sort(items);

        // To search we use Arrays.binarySearch() methods which accept
        // parameters of any array type. To search we passed the array
        // to be searched and the key to be searched for.
        //
        // When the search item exist more than one in the array, this
        // method gives no guarantee which one will be returned.
        int needle = 9;
        int index = Arrays.binarySearch(items, needle);

        // Print out where the 9 number is located in the array.
        System.out.println("Items: " + Arrays.toString(items));
        System.out.println("Item " + needle + " is at index " + index);
    }
}

There result of the code snippet:

Items: [2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 9, 11, 14, 16, 28, 37]
Item 9 is at index 5

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