With Java 8 Stream API:
List<String> myList = Arrays.asList(" A", "B ", " C ");
return myList.stream().anyMatch(str -> str.trim().equals("B"));
With Java 8 Stream API:
List<String> myList = Arrays.asList(" A", "B ", " C ");
return myList.stream().anyMatch(str -> str.trim().equals("B"));