I was trying to check if specific group exists in SharePoint web. I couldn't find any OTB API method to achieve this.
Hence I am using the below LINQ statement to check whether group exists in a web.
Hence I am using the below LINQ statement to check whether group exists in a web.
string groupName = "MyGroupName";
SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web;
//Check if group exists in the web
if (web.Groups.OfType<SPGroup>().Count(g=>g.Name.Equals(groupName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))>0)
{
//Get the SPGroup by group name if exists
SPGroup group = web.Groups[groupName];
}