Check if Collection Contains
Verb: contains
Checks whether a collection contains a specific item.
Collections are enumerable data structures that can be accessed using indexes and keys.
Syntax
contains --value(Variant) --collection(ICollection<Variant>) (Boolean)=value
Inputs
| Script | Designer | Required | AcceptedTypes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --value | Item to Check | Required | Any | Item that is checked in the collection. |
| --collection | Collection | Required | ICollection<Any> | Collection in which the item's existence is checked. |
Outputs
| Script | Designer | AcceptedTypes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | Contains Item | Boolean | Returns "True" if the collection contains the item or "False" if it does not. |
Example
Checks if the collection contains the item "Ana".
defVar --name nameCollection --type Stack --innertype String --value "[Ana, Mary, Lucas, Victor]"
defVar --name collectionContains --type Boolean
contains --value Ana --collection "${nameCollection}" collectionContains=value
logMessage --message "${collectionContains}" --type "Info"
// The result of ${collectionContains} after execution is: True.
Remarks
In Item to Check, the inserted value must be of the same type (Text, Numeric, Boolean...) as the one specified for the Collection items.