Check value in array exists Flutter dart

I am trying to check condition

if (value in List) {
  exist
} else { 
  not exist
}

but nothing to help anyone having an idea then please share.

My List = _quantityController[];

itemId is integer

i want to check my item id exists in my list array or not...Thanks!

list.contains(x);

Contains method

Above are the correct answers to the current question. But if someone like me is here to check value inside List of Class object then here is the answer.

class DownloadedFile {
 String Url;
 String location;
}

List of DownloadedFile

List<DownloadedFile> listOfDownloadedFile = List();
listOfDownloadedFile.add(...);

Now check if a specific value is inside this list

var contain = listOfDownloadedFile.where((element) => element.Url == "your URL link");
if (contain.isEmpty)
   //value not exists
else
  //value exists

There maybe better way/approach. If someone know, then let me know. :)

List<int> values = [1, 2, 3, 4];
values.contains(1); // true
values.contains(99); // false   

Method - Contains of Iterable does exactly what you need. See the example above.

Checking array of class objects

Better than Abdullah Khan's approach is to use any instead of where because where makes the array to be scanned completely. Any stops when it finds one.

class DownloadedFile {
 String Url;
 String location;
}

List<DownloadedFile> files = [];
bool exists = files.any((file) => file.Url == "<some_url>");

Here's a complete example

void main() {
  List<String> fruits = <String>['Apple', 'Banana', 'Mango'];

  bool isPresent(String fruitName) {
    return fruits.contains(fruitName);
  }
  
  print(isPresent('Apple')); // true
  print(isPresent('Orange')); // false
}

This was my case I have a list like this and I was looking for specific UUID within the List

 // UUID that I am looking for
 String lookingForUUID = "111111-9084-4869-b9ac-b28f705ea53b"


 // my list of comments
 "comments": [
            {
                "uuid": "111111-9084-4869-b9ac-b28f705ea53b",
                "comment": "comment"
            },
            {
                "uuid": "222222-9084-4869-b9ac-b28f705ea53b",
                "comment": "like"
            }
 ]

And this is how I iterate within the list

// This is how I iterate
var contain = someDataModel.comments.where((element) => element['uuid'] == lookingForUUID);
      if (contain.isEmpty){
        _isILike = false;
      } else {
        _isILike = true;
      }

That way I get the lookingForUUID in

Hope will help for someone

Presence of a key in an array can be found using a method offered by flutter: containsKey

it can be used like this

list.containsKey(key_you_are_looking_for)

It's result is boolean.

A solution other answers didn't mention: indexOf.

List<int> values = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
print(values.indexOf(5) >= 0); // true, 5 is in values
print(values.indexOf(1) >= 0); // false, 1 is not in values

It also lets you search after an index. With contains, one would do:

print(values.sublist(3).contains(6)); // true, 6 is after index 3 in values
print(values.sublist(3).contains(2)); // false, 2 is not after index 3 in values

With indexOf:

print(values.indexOf(6, 3) >= 0); // true, 6 is after index 3 in values
print(values.indexOf(2, 3) >= 0); // false, 2 is not after index 3 in values

If you are using custom class then make sure to override ==() method, so that dart can compare two objects.

Use this to check if a data is inside list:

mylist.contains(data)