package ch.claude_martin; import java.util.ArrayList; public class SomeClass { String someField; SomeClass(String value) { this.someField = value; } public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList list = new ArrayList<>(); list.add(new SomeClass("Bob")); list.add(new SomeClass("Jane")); list.add(new SomeClass("Sepp")); list.add(new SomeClass("Renée")); System.out.println(list.contains(new SomeClass("Bob"))); // false System.out.println(list.stream().anyMatch(o -> "Bob".equals(o.someField))); // true } }