2.1.2.14 is_in_list

Description

Check and see if given string is in the list.

Check and see if given double value is in the vector.

Syntax

bool is_in_list( LPCSTR lpcszName, const vector<string> & vsList, bool bCaseSensitive = false, int * pn = NULL )

bool is_in_list(vectorbase& vecList, double dVal)

Parameters

lpcszName

[input] a C string with NULL ended or a string to be checked if in the list

vsList

[input] string list to be searched

bCaseSensitive

[input] whether the string comparison is case sensitive or not

pn

[output] pointer to a integer which is the index of the found string when the function successfully return.

vecList

[input] the vector be to find

dVal

[input] the value to be checked in vector

Return

returns true if lpcszName is found in vsList, otherwise false.

returns true if dVal is found in vector, otherwise false.

Examples

EX1

int is_in_list_ex1()
{
    vector<string> vsPlaces = {"ShangHai","Shanghai","UK","LA","London","Pary"};
    int iIndex;
 
    if(is_in_list("UK", vsPlaces,true,&iIndex))
        printf("%d\n",iIndex);//Should print 2 since the index starts from 0
 
    string strPlace = "ShangHai";
    if(is_in_list(strPlace,vsPlaces,true,&iIndex))
        printf("%d\n",iIndex);//Should print 0 since the index starts from 0 
 
    return 0;
}

Remark

See Also

find_in_list

Header to Include

origin.h

Reference