Groovy: How to check if a string contains any element of an array?

Question

I have an array of strings pointAddress and I want to check each entry if it contains strings from another array, validPointTypes.

def pointAddress = ['bacnet://240101/AV:3', 'bacnet://240101/BV:9', 'bacnet://240101/AV:7', 'bacnet://240101/BALM:15'] def validPointTypes = ['AV', 'AI', 'AO', 'ANI', 'ANO', 'BV', 'BI', 'BO', 'BNI', 'BNO'] 

Right now I just have a giant if statement.

j = pointName.size() for(j=j-1; j>=0;j--) {     if(pointAddress[j]) {         if(pointAddress[j].contains('AV') || pointAddress[j].contains('AI') ||              pointAddress[j].contains('AO') || pointAddress[j].contains('ANI') ||              pointAddress[j].contains('ANO') || pointAddress[j].contains('BV') ||              pointAddress[j].contains('BI') || pointAddress[j].contains('BO') ||              pointAddress[j].contains('BNI') || pointAddress[j].contains('BNO')) {         } else {             pointAddress.remove(j)             pointName.remove(j)             m++         }     } else {         pointName.remove(j)         m++     } } 

There's gotta be a better way, right?

Answer 1

def valid = pointAddress.findAll { a ->     validPointTypes.any { a.contains(it) } } 

Should do it