Check if list contains element that contains a string and get that element

Question

While searching for an answer to this question, I\'ve run into similar ones utilizing LINQ but I haven\'t been able to fully understand them (and thus, implement them), as I

Answer 1

The basic answer is: you need to iterate through loop and check any element contains the specified string. So, let's say the code is:

foreach(string item in myList)
{
    if(item.Contains(myString))
       return item;
}

The equivalent, but terse, code is:

mylist.Where(x => x.Contains(myString)).FirstOrDefault();

Here, x is a parameter that acts like "item" in the above code.