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Can one write a when statement and check if a list contains a value?
Like the following (pseudocode):
```when {
    array.contains(value) -&gt; {

    }
}```

You can, if there's no initial argument to the when then each case or whatever just needs to provide a boolean

at that point though it's essentially identical to if else with extra indentation, pretty much

Ah thanks.
Instead I actually used the following, which is a bit simpler to read aswell
```when (value) {
    in array -&gt; {}
}```

`if (value in array)` still seems quite a bit simpler to me, but hey, whatever you like :slightly_smiling_face:

if `value` is coming from a complex expression another option is `value.takeIf { it in array }` which can be useful depending what you're doing

I'd guess that's not his only branch. A when never makes really sense with one branch :smile:

yeah, taht's true, thought I'd still mention the `takeIf` in case though :slightly_smiling_face: But with multiple branches I'd still be inclined to if/else-if, really more because of indentation than anything else, but it's all to taste at that point