Can I compress an if statement using linq in C#?

Question

In sql, I can make an if statement like the following If MY_STATE in (1,2,3,4)

In C# I have to type if(MY_STATE == STATE.CT || MY_STATE == STATE.MA || MY_STATE == ST

Answer 1

You could do something like:

    enum MyEnum
    {
        A, B, C, D
    }

    // ...
    MyEnum e = MyEnum.A;
    if (new []{ MyEnum.A, MyEnum.B }.Contains(e))
       Console.WriteLine("Yeah!");