# SearchListObjectFor Method

## Overloads

| [SearchListObjectFor(String, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericObject.SearchListObjectFor.htm#Qlik_Engine_GenericObject_SearchListObjectFor_System_String_System_String_) |  | Searches for a string in a list object. |
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## SearchListObjectFor(String, String)

Searches for a string in a list object.

### Declaration

```

          public bool SearchListObjectFor([QixName("qPath")] string path, [QixName("qMatch")] string match)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | path | Path to the definition of the list object.<br>For example, `/qListObjectDef` . |
| System.String | match | Search string.<br>Wild card characters are allowed. The search is not case sensitive.<br>Examples:<br><br><ul> <li> <code>P*U*</code>: retrieves only values that start with P and contain U</li> <li> <code>P U S</code>: retrieves values that start with P, U or S</li> </ul> |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Boolean |  |

### Implements

[IGenericObject.SearchListObjectFor(String, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IGenericObject.SearchListObjectFor.htm#Qlik_Engine_IGenericObject_SearchListObjectFor_System_String_System_String_)

### Remarks

This method applies to list objects (objects with one dimension).