# \[Solved\] "Does List Contains" does not work

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [December 24, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935 "2022-12-24T16:12:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![lathashetty22akb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@lathashetty22akb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lathashetty22akb)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935/1 "2022-12-24T16:12:53Z")

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Does List Contains does not work. I am a first time user in 9th grade.  
I always get failure. I have tried a lot of options, but nothing has worked. Please help

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935/2 "2022-12-24T17:20:20Z")

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Don’t use the [gear] list block. It creates a list. So when you have [gear] list [list of items] you’re creating a list of a list and it won’t work with the does contain block.

You don’t need to tell Thunkable that the [list of items] block is a list… it already is.

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**Author:** ![lathashetty22akb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@lathashetty22akb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lathashetty22akb)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935/3 "2022-12-28T14:35:38Z")

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Hi Tatiang,

Thank you very much for the solution, it worked. Apologies for getting back late. I do not have access to computers on a daily basis. Once in a while I get access hence the delay. Very sorry. This is my mom’s computer and account. My name is Chinmai M Shetty, I am in 9th grade.  
Regards  
Chinmai

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**Author:** ![matt\_conroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/matt_conroy/32/150843_2.png) [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-does-list-contains-does-not-work/2190935/4 "2022-12-28T14:43:08Z")

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