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ContainsValue  
Method  		 Returns true if the current SortedList contains the given Value
SortedList Class
System.Collections NameSpace
CF1.  Function ContainsValue ( Value : Object; ) : Boolean;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
The ContainsValue method searches the current SortedList for an entry matching Value, returning true if found, otherwise false.
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System.Collections
System.Collections.SortedList
 
  
A simple example
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  System.Collections;

var
  MyList     : System.Collections.SortedList;
  DictEntry  : DictionaryEntry;
  Enumerator : IEnumerator;

begin
  // Create our sorted list
  MyList := SortedList.Create;

  // Add entries to the Source list
  MyList['Name']    := 'Neil Moffatt';
  MyList['Manager'] := 'Steven Hemingway';
  MyList['Mentor']  := 'Danny Thorpe';

  // Display the Sorted list
  Enumerator := MyList.GetEnumerator;
  while Enumerator.MoveNext do
  begin
    DictEntry := DictionaryEntry(Enumerator.Current);
    Console.WriteLine('{0} = {1}',
                      DictEntry.Key.ToString,
                      DictEntry.Value.ToString);
  end;

  Console.WriteLine;

  if MyList.ContainsValue('Steven Hemingway')
  then Console.WriteLine('''Steven Hemingway'' value found')
  else Console.WriteLine('''Steven Hemingway'' value not found');

  if MyList.ContainsValue('Born Borg')
  then Console.WriteLine('''Born Borg''        value found')
  else Console.WriteLine('''Born Borg''        value not found');

  Console.Readline;
end.
Show full unit code
  Manager = Steven Hemingway
  Mentor = Danny Thorpe
  Name = Neil Moffatt
  
  'Steven Hemingway' value found
  'Born Borg'        value not found
 
 
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