Check to see if String exists in List<Map<String, String>>

Question

If I have a List<Map<String, String>> object such as this tempNameMapList:

0
   0 = "id" -> 101
   1 = "name" -> jonathan
1
   0 = "id" -> 102
   1 = "name" -> sam
2
   0 = "id" -> 103
   1 = "name" -> tim

And a String object such as String name = "tim", how would I quickly check that it exists in tempNameMapList?

Answer 1

One possible solution using Java 8 anyMatch(...):

boolean exists = tempNameMapList.stream().anyMatch(map -> map.containsValue("tim"));