title: How to use containsObject in NSMutableArray
body: <p>I am trying to find if there is any object in the mutable array that matches with the object I pass. Please see the function below. </p>
  
  <p>The name comes from table view controller, so the row that is tapped is saved into name and passed to this function. I am trying to check whether the name in the table view controller equals to the name coming from the database. Here name refers to firstName and lastName..That's the reason I am appending those strings.</p>
  
  <p>Please help me..I am confused of how to do this..if u have any better approach please let me know..thanks a lot..I think its trying to compare the memory locations of the object (not sure though) but is there any way so that it compares exactly the name that I am passing..</p>
  
  <pre><code>-(NSMutableDictionary *)getSearchContacts:(NSString *)name
  {
   //---retrieve rows--- 
   NSString *qsql =[[NSString stringWithFormat:@"SELECT * FROM CONTACTS WHERE last_name LIKE '%@",[name substringToIndex:1]]stringByAppendingString:@"%' GROUP BY sugar_id ORDER BY last_name"]; 
   NSString *sugar_id;
   NSString *first_name;
   NSString *last_name;
   NSMutableArray *searchContacts=[[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
  
   sqlite3_stmt *statement;
   if (searchContactName == nil) {
    searchContactName=[[NSString alloc]init];
   }
   if (sqlite3_prepare_v2( db, [qsql UTF8String], -1, &amp;statement, nil) == SQLITE_OK) {
    while (sqlite3_step(statement) == SQLITE_ROW) { 
     sugar_id= [NSString stringWithUTF8String:(char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 1)];
     first_name = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:(char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 3)];
     last_name = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:(char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 4)];  
  
     if ([first_name isEqualToString:@"(null)"]) {
      last_name=[last_name stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(0,1) withString:[[last_name substringToIndex:1] uppercaseString]];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:last_name];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:@":"];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:@","];
  
     }
     else {
  
      first_name=[first_name stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(0,1) withString:[[first_name substringToIndex:1] uppercaseString]];
      last_name=[last_name stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(0,1) withString:[[last_name substringToIndex:1] uppercaseString]];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:last_name];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:@":"];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:first_name];
      searchContactName=[searchContactName stringByAppendingString:@","];
  
     }
     [searchContacts addObject:searchContactName];
     //first_name = nil;
     //last_name = nil;
      if ([searchContacts containsObject:name]==YES) {
                 searchSugarId=[[NSMutableDictionary alloc]initWithObjectsAndKeys:sugar_id,searchContactName,nil];
     }
  
    }
    //---deletes the compiled statement from memory--- 
    sqlite3_finalize(statement);
   } 
   return searchSugarId;
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>Name:</strong> Blackmon:Valentin</p>
  
  <p><strong>Search Contact Name</strong>
  Barefield:Collin,Baylis:Efren,Beatty:Peter,Beckwith:Lynn,Benny:Wilma,Bermudes:Lenore,Berryhill:Gerard,Biles:Jodi,Blackmon:Valentin,Blassingame:Rose,Blume:Renae,Bonet:Claude,Bostic:Valerie,Bouldin:Renaldo,Bracewell:Brendan,Bradford:Kris,Brathwaite:Bill,Brugger:Ismael,Brumit:Julie,Buchholtz:Mathew,Bunker:Chrystal,Burch:Floyd,Burman:Sang,Butcher:Prince,Butcher:Rory,</p>
  
  <p><strong>searchContacts</strong>
  Barefield:Collin,Baylis:Efren,Beatty:Peter,Beckwith:Lynn,Benny:Wilma,Bermudes:Lenore,Berryhill:Gerard,Biles:Jodi,Blackmon:Valentin,Blassingame:Rose,Blume:Renae,Bonet:Claude,Bostic:Valerie,Bouldin:Renaldo,Bracewell:Brendan,Bradford:Kris,Brathwaite:Bill,Brugger:Ismael,Brumit:Julie,Buchholtz:Mathew,Bunker:Chrystal,Burch:Floyd,Burman:Sang,Butcher:Prince,Butcher:Rory,</p>