Contains Method

Determines whether an element is in the ArrayList Object.

Syntax

Object.Contains(Element)

Arguments:

• Object: Required. Always the name of ArrayList object.

• Element: Required. The Element to locate in the ArrayList object.

Returns

True if Element is found in the ArrayList object otherwise False

Remarks

The following example illustrates the use of the Contains method.

Example 1:

'Create ArrayList Object
Dim Obj
Set Obj = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList")

'Add Elements to the end of the ArrayList Object
Dim Index
Index = Obj.Add(10)
Index = Obj.Add(40)
Index = Obj.Add(20)

'Determines whether an element is in the ArrayList object
If Obj.Contains(40) Then 'Returns True
	'Operations based on the requirement when ArrayList contains 40 
Else
	'Operations based on the requirement when ArrayList doesn’t contains 40 
End If
'Output: True (Obj contains 40)