contains - in groovy

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contains issue in groovy BR

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String sRTPMgt = rtps.Mgt.toString()

List<String> Mgtlist = ['Africa','Canada','UK','China']

if (Mgtlist.contains(sRTPMgt)){

run datamap

    }

 

even though i'm selecting mgt member in the dataform from the one in the Mgtlist, contains not taking it, not going into if and executing datamap.

am i missing something? any help greatly appreciated