diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index f64c7a9..d7afc67 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.562"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.563"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2025-01-29T11:24:20+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2025-01-31T21:16:42+0100"
diff --git a/langext/array.go b/langext/array.go
index c598a4d..2dc496a 100644
--- a/langext/array.go
+++ b/langext/array.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func Range[T IntegerConstraint](start T, end T) []T {
 	return r
 }
 
+// ForceArray ensures that the given array is not nil (nil will be converted to empty)
 func ForceArray[T any](v []T) []T {
 	if v == nil {
 		return make([]T, 0)
@@ -47,6 +48,16 @@ func InArray[T comparable](needle T, haystack []T) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// ArrContains checks if the value is contained in the array (same as InArray, but odther name for better findability)
+func ArrContains[T comparable](haystack []T, needle T) bool {
+	for _, v := range haystack {
+		if v == needle {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func ArrUnique[T comparable](array []T) []T {
 	m := make(map[T]bool, len(array))
 	for _, v := range array {