String foundPerson(String[] people){
for (int i = 0; i < people.length; i++) {
if (people[i].equals ("Don")){
return "Don";
}
if (people[i].equals ("John")){
return "John";
}
if (people[i].equals ("Kent")){
return "Kent";
}
}
return "";
}

String foundPerson(String[] people){
List candidates = Arrays.asList(new String[] {"Don", "John", "Kent"});
for (int i=0; i<people.length; i++)
if (candidates.contains(people[i]))
return people[i];
return "";
}
For more information see page 139 of Refactoring