type PStringArray = array of String; // sequential search function SequenSearch(aStrs: PStringArray; aCount: Integer; const aName: string): Integer; var i: Integer; begin for i := 0 to pred(aCount) do if CompareText(aStrs[i], aName) = 0 then begin Result := i; Exit; end; Result := -1; end; procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var str: String; value: Integer; i: Integer; PStringArr: PStringArray; begin str := Edit1.Text; SetLength(PStringArr, ListBox1.Items.Count); for i := 0 to ListBox1.Items.Count - 1 do begin PStringArr[i] := ListBox1.Items[i]; end; value := SequenSearch(PStringArr, ListBox1.Items.Count, str); if value <> -1 then ShowMessage('Congregate you! You find it') else ShowMessage('Sorry! You don''t find it'); end;