How to check if a string variable contains a substring of a string element from an array - C#

Question

If I have a string array:

public string[] foo = {... , "ABC123", ...};

and a variable:

string bar = "ABC123DEF456";

how can I check if bar contains "ABC123"?

At the moment, I'm doing:

if (Array.Exists(foo, element => element == bar))

to check if the entire string bar exists in foo, but I want know if an element in foo is a substring of bar. How would I do this? Is it possible to use .Contains?

See also stackoverflow.com/questions/500925/…

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2017-11-01 10:54:54 +00:00
Commented Nov 1, 2017 at 10:54 — MakePeaceGreatAgain
– MakePeaceGreatAgain, Commented Nov 1, 2017 at 10:54

Gilad Green · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-01 10:44:16Z

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Putting it into words - you want to know if any of the items in foo is contained in bar. So in code, almost exactly the same:

if(foo.Any(item => bar.Contains(item)))

answered Nov 1, 2017 at 10:44

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Waqas Over a year ago

Quick and simple response. Thanks!

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