Create a loop that runs if a value in one array equals any of the values in another array.

[Anonymous]

Essentially I have two arrays, lets call them array X and array Y. I want to check each variable inside of array X, to see if it matches any variable inside array Y. Each time it does match, my loop will run. 

Ex: 

Array X { test , test2 , test 3 }

Array Y { test, test3, test4, test5 }

The loop would run 2 times, because array X and Y share two values. 

Thank you! 🙂 

[JamesYumnam · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

Please check if this helps:

[Werner_Otto]

Hello davidh12, 
You can achieve this in different ways, one you can try:

Get your 2 lists
Add the first list with the values that should be found in the second list into a "Apply to each" flow node.
Next within that node, add a "Condition" control node, in this node use the condition "contains"

like the picture above, use your second list on the right, and the output of your condition on the left.
i had numbers 1,2,3 in list 1, and 1,3,4,5 in list 2
This is the result of my flow:

As you can see, the flow only continued in the first and last iteration when it checked if 1 and 3 was found in list 2.

I hope this Answers your question.

[Anonymous]

Hey @JamesYumnam,

Thank you for the help. I did run into an error though, unsure why: 

NVM --- Was using wrong variable. Thank you!!

[JamesYumnam]

Could you please show all the steps or atleast where you have initialised your array?