Check if element is in the list (contains)

Question

I\'ve got a list of elements, say, integers and I want to check if my variable (another integer) is one of the elements from the list. In python I\'d do:

my_list         


        

Answer 1

A one-liner solution, similar to python, would be (std::set<int> {1, 2, 3, 4}).count(my_var) > 0.

Minimal working example

int my_var = 3;
bool myVarIn = (std::set<int> {1, 2, 3, 4}).count(my_var) > 0;
std::cout << std::boolalpha << myVarIn << std::endl;

prints true or false dependent of the value of my_var.

Answer 2

Declare additional helper function like this:

template <class T, class I >
bool vectorContains(const vector<T>& v, I& t)
{
    bool found = (std::find(v.begin(), v.end(), t) != v.end());
    return found;
}

And use it like this:

void Project::AddPlatform(const char* platform)
{
    if (!vectorContains(platforms, platform))
        platforms.push_back(platform);
}

Snapshot of example can be found here:

https://github.com/tapika/cppscriptcore/blob/b7f3d62747494a52a440482e841ffb016a3fc56e/SolutionProjectModel/Project.cpp#L13

Answer 3

std::list does not provide a search method. You can iterate over the list and check if the element exists or use std::find. But I think for your situation std::set is more preferable. The former will take O(n) time but later will take O(lg(n)) time to search.

You can simply use:

int my_var = 3;
std::set<int> mySet {1, 2, 3, 4};
if(mySet.find(myVar) != mySet.end()){
      //do whatever
}

Answer 4

you must #include <algorithm>, then you can use std::find

Answer 5

They really should add a wrapper. Like this:

namespace std
{
    template<class _container,
        class _Ty> inline
        bool contains(_container _C, const _Ty& _Val)
        {return std::find(_C.begin(), _C.end(), _Val) != _C.end(); }
};
...
    if( std::contains(my_container, what_to_find) )
    {

    }

Answer 6

You can use std::find

bool found = (std::find(my_list.begin(), my_list.end(), my_var) != my_list.end());

You need to include <algorithm>. It should work on standard containers, vectors lists, etc...