Value equal to ANY value in an array?

Question

Hi, just wondering if there is any way of checking if Value A is equal to ANY value within an array (without using large loop functions) - sort of like a "Where" function.

e.g.

if (DataRow[column1value] == <any value within>Array A[])
{
//do...
}

Cheers!

Answer 1

if(myArray.Contains(A)){...}

Answer 2

YourArray.Any(item=>(item!=null) && item.Equals(yourvalue))

Answer 3

You can try Array.Contains

EDIT.

Im sorry, thisis what i meant

int[] array = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
if (array.Contains(5))
{
}

Answer 4

In .NET 3.5 or higher, using LINQ:

bool found = yourArray.Contains(yourValue);

In earlier versions of the framework:

bool found = Array.IndexOf(yourArray, yourValue) > -1;

Answer 5

If we're talking about pure Array type, there's IndexOf() method that will help you determine whether there's a value in it

Answer 6

I believe the contains method is for lists.

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