_check for string existence

def _check(self, accepted):
        """_check for string existence"""
        # logging.debug('A check is now happening...')
        # for key in self.statediag[1].trans:
        #    logging.debug('transition to '+`key`+" with "+self.statediag[1].trans[key][0])
        total = []
        if 1 in self.quickresponse:
            total = total + self.quickresponse[1]
        if (1, 0) in self.quickresponse:
            total = total + self.quickresponse[(1, 0)]
        for key in total:
            if (key.id == 1 or key.id == (1, 0)) and key.type == 3:
                if accepted is None:
                    if 2 in key.trans:
                        # print 'Found'
                        return key.trans[2]
                else:
                    for state in accepted:
                        if (2, state) in key.trans:
                            # print 'Found'
                            return key.trans[(2, state)]
        return -1