src/System.Web.Mvc/ValueProviderUtil.cs


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using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace System.Web.Mvc
{
    internal static class ValueProviderUtil
    {
        public static bool CollectionContainsPrefix(IEnumerable<string> collection, string prefix)
        {
            foreach (string key in collection)
            {
                if (key != null)
                {
                    if (prefix.Length == 0)
                    {
                        return true; // shortcut - non-null key matches empty prefix
                    }

                    if (key.StartsWith(prefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                    {
                        if (key.Length == prefix.Length)
                        {
                            return true; // exact match
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            switch (key[prefix.Length])
                            {
                                case '.': // known separator characters
                                case '[':
                                    return true;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return false; // nothing found
        }
    }
}