contains Method

Class: List

Description

This method indicates whether a specified string is contained in the list.

Syntax

ListObject.contains(String element,String delimiter,

Boolean ignoreCase)

Parameters

element

The string to search for in the list.

delimiter

A character that is used to delimit the values in the list.

ignoreCase

An option that indicates whether to ignore case when searching for the value.

Returns

A Boolean:

 

1, if the string is found in the list
0, if the string is not found in the list

When Became Available

Profile v7.0

Example

// define a List object with some elements

// and see what it contains

type List myList = Class.new("List", "Aap:Noot:Mies")

 

// partial match shall fail

if myList.contains("No",":") write "yes?"

 

// succeeds due to ignoreCase parameter

if myList.contains("noot",":",1) write "yes!"