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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Refresher

Chaz Hall
Chaz Hall
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Posted by Chaz Hall
Chaz Hall
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.contains Explanation

I'm trying to understand the .contains. I understand that it compares one string to another word(s) in another string, but what other functions does it have? Thanks!

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Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
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Hey Chaz,

Really when speaking about Strings that is the only thing that it does, checks and see if the sub string that we pass as an argument is contained in the main string.

Though there is a contains method on ArrayLists that let us check if an Object is contained in that arrayList.

And maps have something similar with the containsKey or ContainsValue, but essentially they all do the same check.

They check to see if the passed argument is contained in the object that we passed in.

Thanks, hope this helps.