If x in array in Java [duplicate]

Question

In python, you can use a very simple if statement to see if what the user has entered (or just a variable) is in a list:

myList = ["x", "y", "z"]
myVar = "x"

if myVar in x:
    print("your variable is in the list.")

How would I be able to do this in Java?

Answer 1

If your array type is a reference type, you can convert it to a List with Arrays.asList(T...) and check if it contains the element

if (Arrays.asList(array).contains("whatever"))
    // do your thing

Answer 2

String[] array = {"x", "y", "z"};

if (Arrays.asList(array).contains("x")) {
    System.out.println("Contains!");
}