How to check if a string contains any element of a List?

Question

I have an if statement, where I would like to check, if a string contains any item of a `list<string>`. ``` if (str.Contains(list2.Any()) && str.Contains(ddl_language.SelectedValue)) { lstpdfList.Items.Add(str); } ```

Accepted Answer

The correct formulation is

```
list2.Any(s => str.Contains(s))
```

This is read as "does `list2` include any string `s` such that `str` contains `s`?".

How to check if a string contains any element of a List<string>?

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