CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
RegisteredUser
RegisteredUser

Reputation: 410

finding if a string is contained in any of the strings in an enum

I have a weird problem that I am trying to solve,

I have a enum with a string something like this

public enum Enumm{
    Item1("i1"),
    Item2("i2");


    private String itemText;
    private Enumm(String inText){
        this.setitemText(inText);
    }
//  getter and setter for itemText not typing 
}

now in the other class I want to check if a string inputString contains either "i1" or "i2" but the problem is I cannot use a loop.

I know I can do this

 for(Enumm item: Enumm.values()){
        if (inputString.contains(item.getItemText)) {
           // do something
        }
   }

but the constraints of my problem do not allow me to do it this way

I am looking for something like

if(inputString.contains(Enumm.Item1.getItemText||Enumm.Item2.getItemText)){
   //do something
}

but is also dynamic such that it finds all the items in the enum could anyone help me find a solution ?? Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 98

Answers (3)

user2034078
user2034078

Reputation: 11

Maybe this could help?

List<String> list = Collections.list(enumeration);
boolean b = list.contains("Searchstring");

Upvotes: 1

matt forsythe
matt forsythe

Reputation: 3912

You could add a static method to your enum called something like findInString(String s) that does the loops over the values() for you and returns a boolean if it finds it. But it depends on why you are trying to avoid the loop. Obviously, this does nothing except squirrels the loop away where you can't see it.

Upvotes: 1

cleong
cleong

Reputation: 220

You can make an Item list/array and then parse through the array to check for i1 or i2.

Item[] string = {"i1","i2"}

if(string.contains("i1")||string.contains("i2"))
{

}

Upvotes: 1

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