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Search for an object in an array
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* $URL: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/util/branches/sakai_2-5-4/util-util/util/src/java/org/sakaiproject/util/ArrayUtil.java $
* $Id: ArrayUtil.java 7914 2006-04-18 18:11:25Z ggolden@umich.edu $
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/**
* <p>
* ArrayUtil collects together some Array utility methods.
* </p>
*/
public class ArrayUtil
{
/**
* Search for an object in an array.
*
* @param target
* The target array
* @param search
* The object to search for.
* @return true if search is "in" (equal to any object in) the target, false if not
*/
public static boolean contains(Object[] target, Object search)
{
if ((target == null) || (search == null)) return false;
if (target.length == 0) return false;
try
{
for (int i = 0; i < target.length; i++)
{
if (search.equals(target[i])) return true;
}
}
catch (Throwable e)
{
return false;
}
return false;
}
}
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