C# Use object's property rather than reference for List.Contains() -

i have like:

public class myclass {   public string type { get; set; }   public int value { get; set; } } 

and have:

list<myclass> mylist = new list<myclass>()  // ... populate mylist  if (mylist.contains("testtype")) {   // } 

in above code, want mylist.contains() match on type property rather myclass object reference. how achieve this? use icomparable or icompare interface, override myclass.equals(), or sufficient override string cast of myclass?

edit: after doing tests overriding equals() , string cast of myclass, implementing icompare , icomparable, have found none of these methods work. actually, seems work if override myclass cast of string, mylist.contains((myclass)"testtype"). think scrum meister's answer better :)

you can use any extension method:

if (mylist.any(x => x.type == "testtype")) {   // }