erlang IsMember = ets:member(Pets, mary), if (IsMember) -> io:format("ok~n") ; true -> false end.
-module(ifexist).
-export([start/0]).
start() ->
Pets = ets:new(the_map_name, [ordered_set, private, {keypos, 1}]),
ets:insert(Pets, [{joe, cat}, {mary, turtle}, {bill, canary}]),
IsMember = ets:member(Pets, mary), if (IsMember) -> io:format("ok~n") ; true -> false end.