- Method in interface java.util.Collection 
public boolean contains (Object  o)
Returns true if this collection contains the specified element. More formally, returns true if and only if this collection contains at least one element e such that (o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e)).Parameters: o - element whose presence in this collection is to be tested.Returns: true if this collection contains the specified element

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