Java: Check if enum contains a given string?

Question

Here\'s my problem - I\'m looking for (if it even exists) the enum equivalent of ArrayList.contains();.

Here\'s a sample of my code problem:

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Answer 1

Guavas Enums could be your friend

Like e.g. this:

enum MyData {
    ONE,
    TWO
}

@Test
public void test() {

    if (!Enums.getIfPresent(MyData.class, "THREE").isPresent()) {
        System.out.println("THREE is not here");
    }
}