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

for (int i = 0; i < myList.Length; i++)
{
    if (myList[i].Contains(myString)) // (you use the word "contains". either equals or indexof might be appropriate)
    {
        return i;
    }
}

Old fashion loops are almost always the fastest.

Answer 2

If you want a list of strings containing your string:

var newList = myList.Where(x => x.Contains(myString)).ToList();

Another option is to use Linq FirstOrDefault

var element = myList.Where(x => x.Contains(myString)).FirstOrDefault();

Keep in mind that Contains method is case sensitive.

Answer 3

You should be able to use something like this, it has worked okay for me:

var valuesToMatch = yourList.Where(stringCheck => stringCheck.Contains(myString));

or something like this, if you need to look where it doesn't match.

 var valuesToMatch = yourList.Where(stringCheck => !stringCheck.Contains(myString));

Answer 4

It is possible to combine Any, Where, First and FirstOrDefault; or just place the predicate in any of those methods depending on what is needed.

You should probably avoid using First unless you want to have an exception thrown when no match is found. FirstOrDefault is usually the better option as long as you know it will return the type's default if no match is found (string's default is null, int is 0, bool is false, etc).

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;


bool exists;
string firstMatch;
IEnumerable<string> matchingList;

var myList = new List<string>() { "foo", "bar", "foobar" };

exists = myList.Any(x => x.Contains("o"));
// exists => true

firstMatch = myList.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Contains("o"));
firstMatch = myList.First(x => x.Contains("o"));
// firstMatch => "foo"

firstMatch = myList.First(x => x.Contains("dark side"));
// throws exception because no element contains "dark side"

firstMatch = myList.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Contains("dark side"));
// firstMatch => null

matchingList = myList.Where(x => x.Contains("o")); 
// matchingList => { "foo", "foobar" }

Test this code @ https://rextester.com/TXDL57489

Answer 5

Many good answers here, but I use a simple one using Exists, as below:

foreach (var setting in FullList)
{
    if(cleanList.Exists(x => x.ProcedureName == setting.ProcedureName)) 
       setting.IsActive = true; // do you business logic here 
    else
       setting.IsActive = false;
    updateList.Add(setting);
}

Answer 6

To keep it simple use this;

foreach(string item in myList)//Iterate through each item.
{
 if(item.Contains("Search Term")//True if the item contains search pattern.
 {
   return item;//Return the matched item.
 }
}

Alternatively,to do this with for loop,use this;

    for (int iterator = 0; iterator < myList.Count; iterator++)
    {
        if (myList[iterator].Contains("String Pattern"))
        {
            return myList[iterator];
        }
    }