Collection<T>.IList.Contains(Object) Method

Definition

Determines whether the IList contains a specific value.

 virtual bool System.Collections.IList.Contains(System::Object ^ value) = System::Collections::IList::Contains;
bool IList.Contains (object value);
abstract member System.Collections.IList.Contains : obj -> bool
override this.System.Collections.IList.Contains : obj -> bool
Function Contains (value As Object) As Boolean Implements IList.Contains

Parameters

value
Object

The Object to locate in the IList.

Returns

true if the Object is found in the IList; otherwise, false.

Implements

Exceptions

value is of a type that is not assignable to the IList.

Remarks

This method determines equality by first determining whether value is of type T (or null) and then calling Contains.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Applies to