If you wanted to write .In then you could create an extension that allows you to do that.
static class Extensions
{
public static bool In<T>(this T item, params T[] items)
{
if (items == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("items");
return items.Contains(item);
}
}
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
int myValue = 1;
if (myValue.In(1, 2, 3))
// Do Somthing...
string ds = "Bob";
if (ds.In("andy", "joel", "matt"))
// Do Someting...
}
}