How do I check to see if a string is within an array in Visual Basic?

Question

I am a PHP developer and not a Visual Basic person.

I have an array:

Dim ShippingMethod() As String = {"Standard Shipping", "Ground EST"}
Dim Shipping as String = "Ground EST"

How do I do an if statement that will check if the string Shipping is in the ShippingMethod() array?

Answer 1

Use Contains:

If ShippingMethod.Contains(Shipping) Then     'Go End If 

That implies case-sensitivity. If you want case insensitive:

If ShippingMethod.Contains(Shipping, StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) Then     'Go End If 

Answer 2

I get the error 'Contains' is not a member of 'String()' if I try the above answer.

Instead I used IndexOf :

Dim index As Integer = Array.IndexOf(ShippingMethod, Shipping) If index < 0 Then     ' not found End If 

Answer 3

Answer:

Dim things As String() = {"a", "b", "c"}
If things.Contains("a") Then
    ' do things
Else
    ' don't do things
End If