How do I compare one object type parameter to another (java)

Question

I have the addCurso method that receives a parameter that is a course type object, it has information such as name and area, all within the College class, which has a vector where these courses will be adapted. I have to do the check before if, the vector position is empty, I get, but also if there is no other course within this vector with the same name. How could I do this?

public class Faculdade
{
    private String nameFac;
    private int yearCreation;
    private Cursos []catalogoCursos;
    private Cursos[]cursosNovos;
    public Faculdade(String nameFacParam, int yearCreationParam){
     this.nameFac=nameFacParam;
     this.yearCreation=yearCreationParam;
     this.catalogoCursos=new Cursos[20];
     this.cursosNovos=new Cursos[5];
    }
    public void setnameFac(String nameAc){
        this.nameFac=nameAc;
    }
    public String getnameFac(){
        return this.nameFac;
    }
    public void setyearCreation(int year){
        this.yearCreation=year;
    }
    public int getyearCreation(){
        return this.yearCreation;
    }
    public void addCurso(Cursos novoCurso){
       for(int i=0;i<catalogoCursos.length;i++){
          if(catalogoCursos[i]==null){
              catalogoCursos[i]=novoCurso;
          }
       }
    }
    public void deleteCurso(String nome){
        for(int i=0;i<catalogoCursos.length;i++){
            if(catalogoCursos[i]!=null){
                if(catalogoCursos[i].getname().equals(nome)){
                    catalogoCursos[i]=null;
                    break;
                }
                else
                System.out.print("Curso não encontrado, ou não existente.");
            }

        }
    }
    public Faculdade(int yearCreation){
        this("Facs",yearCreation);
        for(int i=0;i<catalogoCursos.length;i++){
            if(catalogoCursos[i]!=null){
                if(catalogoCursos[i].getyear()>(getyearCreation()+5)){
                    cursosNovos[i]=catalogoCursos[i];
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

The course class:

public class Cursos
{
    private String code,name;
    private int duration;
    private float cost;
    private int year;

    public Cursos(String code, String name, int duration,float cost, int year){
        this.code=code;
        this.name=name;
        this.duration=duration;
        this.cost=cost;
        this.year=year;
    }
    public Cursos(String code, String name,float cost,int year){
        this(code,name,8,cost,year);
    }
    public void setcode(String code){
        this.code=code;
    }
    public String getcode(){
        return this.code;
    }
    public void setname(String name){
        this.name=name;
    }
    public String getname(){
        return this.name;
    }
    public void setduration(int duration){
        this.duration=duration;
    }
    public int getduration(){
        return this.duration;
    }
    public void setcost(float cost){
        this.cost=cost;
    }
    public float getcost(){
        return this.cost;
    }
    public void setyear(int year){
        this.year=year;
    }
    public int getyear(){
        return this.year;
    }
    public void calculateCost(){
        float value=0,semestre=6;
        value=getcost()/(getduration()*semestre);
    }
}

Answer 1

You can simply add a new condition to your if to check if there are any courses with the same name, your for would look like this:

  for(int i=0;i<catalogoCursos.length;i++){
      if(catalogoCursos[i]!=null && catalogoCursos[i].getname().equals(novoCurso.getname())) {
          return; //aborta um método void sem adicionar o novo curso
      }
      else {//Se ele chegar numa posição que é nula
         catalogoCursos[i] = novoCurso;
      }
   }