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11/18/2011

ICollectionView.Contains Method

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Indicates whether the specified item belongs to this collection view.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Contains ( _
    item As Object _
) As Boolean

bool Contains(
    Object item
)

Parameters

item
Type: System.Object
The object to check.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the item belongs to this collection view; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Implementations of this method should not make any assumptions about whether the item belongs to the underlying collection if it does not belong to this view of the collection.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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