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Contains Method

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Determines whether an element is in the ArrayList.

Namespace:  System.Collections
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function Contains ( _
    item As Object _
) As Boolean
public virtual bool Contains(
    Object item
)
public:
virtual bool Contains(
    Object^ item
)
abstract Contains : 
        item:Object -> bool 
override Contains : 
        item:Object -> bool 
public function Contains(
    item : Object
) : boolean

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .Boolean
true if item is found in the ArrayList; otherwise, false.

Implements

IList. . :: . .Contains(Object)

Remarks

This method performs a linear search; therefore, this method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

This method determines equality by calling Object..::..Equals.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ArrayList Class

System.Collections Namespace