/*
Check if a particular element exists in LinkedList Java example
This java example shows how to check if a particular element exists in Java
LinkedList object using contains method.
*/
import java.util.LinkedList;
public class CheckElementLinkedListExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create LinkedList object
LinkedList lList = new LinkedList();
//add elements to LinkedList
lList.add("1");
lList.add("2");
lList.add("3");
lList.add("4");
lList.add("5");
/*
* To check if a particular element exists in a LinkedList, use
* boolean contains(Object obj) method.
*
* This method returns true if LinkedList contains a particular element,
* false otherwise.
*/
boolean blnElement = lList.contains("4");
if(blnElement)
{
System.out.println("LinkedList contains 4");
}
else
{
System.out.println("LinkedList does not contain 4");
}
}
}
/*
Output would be
LinkedList contains 4
*/
