search for string in a list if found say "name" found if not

Mngaro Mwazenje

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Avnish Kumar6y ago
Accepted answer
Try this.
public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            List<string> list = new List<string>();
            while (true)
            {
                string input = Console.ReadLine();
                if (input == "")
                {
                    break;
                }
                list.Add(input);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("Search for ");
            string look = Convert.ToString(Console.ReadLine());
            var found = list.Contains(look, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
            Console.WriteLine(found ? "found " + look : "Not found");
}
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Avnish Kumar6y ago
Plaese add System.Linq name space
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Mngaro Mwazenje6y ago
using System.Linq;

i had to add the above statement now it runs
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Mngaro Mwazenje6y ago
Program.cs(23,22): error CS1501: No overload for method 'Contains' takes 2 arguments [C:\Users\mngar\Desktop\school\coding-exercises\part3\lists\exercise_74\exercise_74.csproj]

i get this error
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Mngaro Mwazenje6y ago
1. List<string> list = new List<string>();
2. while (true)
3. {
4. string input = Console.ReadLine();
5. if (input == "")
6. {
7. break;
8. }
9. list.Add(input);
10. }
11. Console.WriteLine("Search for " );
12. string look = Convert.ToString(Console.ReadLine());
13. //list.Contains(look);
14. // Console.WriteLine("found " + look);
15. if (list.Contains (look));
16. {
17. Console.WriteLine("found " + look);
18. }
19. }
20. }
21. }
still not working!!
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