containsValue (Item - Java™)

Checks whether a value matches at least one of an item's values.

Defined in

Item

Syntax

public boolean containsValue(Object value)
    throws NotesException

Parameters

Object value

String, Number, or DateTime value

Return value

  • true if the value matches one of the values in the item
  • false if the value matches no value in the item

Usage

This method does not search a text item to see if it contains a specific word. It is intended to search a text list, number list, or date-time range to see if one of the values in the list or range matches value.

If value is a distinguished name, and if the item contains Domino® user names, the distinguished name matches the common version of the hierarchical name.

Example