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Search for an object in an array.

      
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/**
 * <p>
 * ArrayUtil collects together some Array utility methods.
 * </p>
 */
public class ArrayUtil
{
  /**
   * Search for an object in an array.
   * 
   * @param target
   *        The target array
   * @param search
   *        The object to search for.
   * @return true if search is "in" (equal to any object in) the target, false if not
   */
  public static boolean contains(Object[] target, Object search)
  {
    if ((target == null) || (search == null)) return false;
    if (target.length == 0) return false;
    try
    {
      for (int i = 0; i < target.length; i++)
      {
        if (search.equals(target[i])) return true;
      }
    }
    catch (Throwable e)
    {
      return false;
    }

    return false;
  }
}

   
    
    
    
    
    
  








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