How to check if an item exists in a C# list collection?


Set a list −

List < string > list1 = new List < string > () {
   "Lawrence",
   "Adams",
   "Pitt",
   "Tom"
};

Now use the Contains method to check if an item exits in a list or not.

if (list1.Contains("Adams") == true) {
   Console.WriteLine("Item exists!");
}

The following is the code to check if an item exists in a C# list or not.

Example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Program {

   public static void Main() {
      List < string > list1 = new List < string > () {
         "Lawrence",
         "Adams",
         "Pitt",
         "Tom"
      };

      Console.Write("List...
");       foreach(string list in list1) {          Console.WriteLine(list);       }       Console.Write("Finding an item in the list...
");       if (list1.Contains("Adams") == true) {          Console.WriteLine("Item exists!");       } else {          Console.WriteLine("Item does not exist!");       }    } }

Updated on: 22-Jun-2020

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