Check if a String is in an ArrayList of Strings

Question

How can I check if a String is there in the List?

I want to assign 1 to temp if there is a result, 2 otherwise.

My current code is:

Integer temp = 0; List<String> bankAccNos = new ArrayList<String>();//assume list contains values String bankAccNo = "abc"; for(String no : bankAccNos)     if(no.equals(bankAccNo))         temp = 1; 

Answer 1

temp = bankAccNos.contains(no) ? 1 : 2; 

Answer 2

The List interface already has this solved.

int temp = 2; if(bankAccNos.contains(bakAccNo)) temp=1; 

More can be found in the documentation about List.