System.Linq without Array.Contains

Question

I included in Global.asax the following:

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Linq" %>
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<script runat="server">
   MyLib.ReturnArray().Contains(<value>);
</script>

Still, I received the infamous System.Array does not contain a definition for 'Contains'...

Why wouldn't it work?

PS

Might be connected to this (unanswered) question . Maybe details there could help answer this one.

Answer 1

Contains expects an element you're looking for, not a lambda. Use Any to check if there is at least one element matching a predicate.

Answer 2

Contains Determines whether the specified object exists as an element

The Contains method accepts a single parameter: the searched-for element. The LINQ Contains method accepts two parameters, with an additional IEqualityComparer instance that specifies how elements are compared for equality.

MSDN REF link , Ref2