title: LINQ: "contains" and a Lambda query
body: <p>I have a <code>List&lt;BuildingStatus&gt;</code> called <code>buildingStatus</code>. I'd like to check whether it contains a status whose char code (returned by <code>GetCharCode()</code>) equals some variable, <code>v.Status</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Is there some way of doing this, along the lines of the (non-compiling) code below?</p>
  
  <pre><code>buildingStatus.Contains(item =&gt; item.GetCharValue() == v.Status)
  </code></pre>