From e0fcf23dbacee8da9a615f043338422783fcb3e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oosayeroo <98313914+oosayeroo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 08:52:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added simple "doesItemExist(item)" function

- very simple function to check existance of an item
---
 shared/itemcontrol.lua | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/shared/itemcontrol.lua b/shared/itemcontrol.lua
index e5dd853..df52045 100644
--- a/shared/itemcontrol.lua
+++ b/shared/itemcontrol.lua
@@ -797,3 +797,23 @@ else
     end, true)
 end
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Check Item Existance - return boolean(true,false)
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+--- checks whether an item exists in your item database
+---
+--- @param item string The item name.
+---
+--- @usage
+--- ```lua
+--- local item = "apple"
+--- if doesItemExist(item) then print("item exists") end
+--- ```
+function doesItemExist(item)
+    if not item or item == "" then return false end
+    if Items[item] ~= nil then
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
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