Check if element is in the list contains

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I have a list of elements, say, integers, and I want to see if my variable (another integer) is one of the list's elements. 

In Python, I'd write:

my_list = [1,2,3,4] # elements
my_var = 3 # my variable
my_var in my_list # returns boolean

How does one go about doing this in C++? I considered using std::list, but there is no find method in it. Such a method can be found in the std::set structure.

More specifically, my program is given some unique ids (a list, a set, whatever) and I iterate over a long list of input data (ids) to see if they are included in the list (boolean value returned for each iteration step). And I'm not sure how to do it in C++.

Jun 2, 2022 in C++ by Nicholas
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The simplest and quickest method.

You could also use a set, but constructing that set from your list may take longer than faster membership testing.

The only way to be certain is to perform well in benchmarking.

(This is also dependent on the operations required)
answered Jun 2, 2022 by Damon
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