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Contains Method—Determines whether the Group Contains the Specified Agent, Response, Rule, or Nested Group Object

The Contains method determines whether the group contains the specified agent, response, rule, or nested group object.

Syntax

The Contains method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtGroup‑>Contains(object)

Parameters

The Contains method accepts the following parameter:

object (objectType)

Specifies the object to check. objectType can be any one of the following:

• PolicyMgtAgent
• PolicyMgtResponse
• PolicyMgtRule
• PolicyMgtGroup

Return Value

The Contains method returns one of the following values:

• 1 if the group contains the specified object
• 0 if the group does not contain the specified object
• undef if the call was unsuccessful