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package org.sakaiproject.util;

/**
 * 
 * ArrayUtil collects together some Array utility methods.
 * 
 */
public class ArrayUtil
{
	/**
	 * Search for an object in an array.
	 * 
	 * @param target
	 *        The target array
	 * @param search
	 *        The object to search for.
	 * @return true if search is "in" (equal to any object in) the target, false if not
	 */
	public static boolean contains(Object[] target, Object search)
	{
		if ((target == null) || (search == null)) return false;
		if (target.length == 0) return false;
		try
		{
			for (int i = 0; i < target.length; i++)
			{
				if (search.equals(target[i])) return true;
			}
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			return false;
		}

		return false;
	}
}