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

If you are Using Java 8 or above, you can do this :

boolean isPresent(String testString){
      return Stream.of(Choices.values()).map(Enum::name).collect(Collectors.toSet()).contains(testString);
}