LINQ Ring: Any() vs Contains() for Huge Collections

Contains() is an instance method, and its performance depends largely on the collection itself. For instance, Contains() on a List is O(n), while Contains() on a HashSet is O(1).

Any() is an extension method, and will simply go through the collection, applying the delegate on every object. It therefore has a complexity of O(n).

Any() is more flexible however since you can pass a delegate. Contains() can only accept an object.

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