Java ArrayList contains() to check presence of searched element inside an ArrayList

ArrayList

ArrayList.contains(search_element) Searching for presence of elements in an ArrayList.
search_element : Required , element to be searched inside ArrayList.
Boolean : Returns true of at least one match is found, false otherwise.

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Examples with output

ArrayList<String> languages = new ArrayList<String>();
languages.add("Java");
languages.add("PHP");
languages.add("Python");
System.out.println(languages); //[Java, PHP, Python]

if(languages.contains("PHP")) {
	System.out.println(" PHP is available");	
}else {
	System.out.println(" PHP is NOT available");
}

Output

[Java, PHP, Python]
 PHP is available

Example :

ArrayList<Integer> marks = new ArrayList<Integer>();
marks.add(55);
marks.add(54);
marks.add(60);
System.out.println(marks); 

if(marks.contains(54)) {
	System.out.println(" 54  is available");	
}else {
	System.out.println(" 54 is NOT available");
}

Output

[55, 54, 60]
 54  is available

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