Find the Index of a Generic Value

Complete the generic method findIndex that searches an array for a target value and returns the index of the first match. Return -1 if the value is not found.

Use .equals() for comparison.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT write a main method. A hidden test will search for "banana" (index 1) and "grape" (not found) in a String array and print the resulting indexes.

Expected Output:

1↵
-1↵

= newline. The output ends with a newline — print one after the last line.

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GenericsMethods

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