---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.ChartTemplates.Contains(System.String)"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.ChartTemplates"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/Templates/ChartTemplates/Contains/"
---

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# ChartTemplates.Contains

Member of [ChartTemplates](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/Templates/ChartTemplates/index.md).

## Contains(string chartTemplateName)

Checks if a chart template with passed name exists or not.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI works differently · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: No templates are listed; Create works for this run only and is not saved; Remove returns false; DefaultTemplate throws NullReferenceException.
- Cloud: Empty: Get returns null, Contains and Remove return false, Create and Duplicate throw, DefaultTemplate throws NullReferenceException.

C#:

```csharp
bool Contains(string chartTemplateName)
```

Python:

```python
api.ChartTemplates.Contains(chartTemplateName: str) -> bool
```

### Parameters

- `chartTemplateName` (`string`, Python `str`): Chart template name

### Returns

`bool` — True if exists otherwise False.

Available since cAlgo.API 5.6.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var exists = ChartTemplates.Contains("My Template");
Print("Template My Template exists: {0}", exists);
```

Python:

```python
exists = api.ChartTemplates.Contains("My Template")
api.Print(f"Template My Template exists: {exists}")
```