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returns true if array a contains any element of array b

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        Object[] arra = new String[] { "1", "abc", "level", null,
                "java2s.com", "asdf 123" };
        Object[] arrb = new String[] { "1", "abc", "level", null,
                "java2s.com", "asdf 123" };
        System.out.println(containsAny(arra, arrb));
    }

    /**
     * returns true if arra contains any element of arrb
     *
     * @param arra Object[]
     * @param arrb Object[]
     */
    public static boolean containsAny(Object[] arra, Object[] arrb) {

        mainLoop: for (int i = 0; i < arrb.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < arra.length; j++) {
                if (arrb[i] == arra[j] || arrb[i].equals(arra[j])) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}

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