Java tutorial
import java.util.BitSet; public class NumSeries { public static void main(String[] args) { for (int i = 1; i <= months.length; i++) System.out.println("Month # " + i); for (int i = 0; i < months.length; i++) System.out.println("Month " + months[i]); BitSet b = new BitSet(); b.set(0); // January b.set(3); // April for (int i = 0; i < months.length; i++) { if (b.get(i)) System.out.println("Month " + months[i] + " requested"); } } /** The names of the months. See Dates/Times chapter for a better way */ protected static String months[] = { "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" }; }