Returns true if the array contains the specified element.
1 array.contains
<array.contains name='name'>
<value /> !
</array.contains>
| Attributes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | |
| Aname | string | Name of the variable of array type. | |||
| Arguments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Required | Unique | Nullable | Description |
| Evalue | object | This object is searched as a value within the array. If found, it is determined that the array contains the object and true is returned; otherwise it does not contain it and returns false. | |||
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
| Boolean | Returns true if the object is in the array; false otherwise. |
See also
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/ArrayList.html#contains(java.lang.Object)
Example
Determines if the array 'cities' contains the string value 'Barcelona'.
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<xsql-script name='array_contains'>
<body>
<array name='cities'>
<string>Barcelona</string>
<string>Paris</string>
<string>Roma</string>
</array>
<println>
<!-- returns true -->
<array.contains name='cities'>
<string>Barcelona</string>
</array.contains>
</println>
</body>
</xsql-script>
The result is:
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true