diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index ecf6fdbfb4..158b1ba706 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -700,97 +700,93 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_contains_methods() {
 			continue
 		}
 		done << t
+		mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
+		mut left_type_str := g.typ(t)
+		fn_name := '${left_type_str}_contains'
+
 		if left_final_sym.kind == .array {
-			mut left_type_str := g.typ(t)
-			fn_name := '${left_type_str}_contains'
-			left_info := left_final_sym.info as ast.Array
-			mut elem_type_str := g.typ(left_info.elem_type)
-			elem_sym := g.table.sym(left_info.elem_type)
-			if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+			elem_type := (left_final_sym.info as ast.Array).elem_type
+			mut elem_type_str := g.typ(elem_type)
+			elem_kind := g.table.sym(elem_type).kind
+			elem_is_not_ptr := elem_type.nr_muls() == 0
+			if elem_kind == .function {
 				left_type_str = 'Array_voidptr'
 				elem_type_str = 'voidptr'
 			}
 			g.type_definitions.writeln('static bool ${fn_name}($left_type_str a, $elem_type_str v); // auto')
-			mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
 			fn_builder.writeln('static bool ${fn_name}($left_type_str a, $elem_type_str v) {')
 			fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < a.len; ++i) {')
-			if elem_sym.kind == .string {
+			if elem_kind == .string {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (fast_string_eq(((string*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .array && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .array && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_arr_eq((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+			} else if elem_kind == .function {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (((voidptr*)a.data)[i] == v) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .map && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .map && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_map_eq((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .struct_ && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .struct_ && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_struct_eq((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .interface_ && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .interface_ && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_interface_eq((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .sum_type && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .sum_type && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_sumtype_eq((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .alias && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .alias && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_alias_eq((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
 			} else {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif ((($elem_type_str*)a.data)[i] == v) {')
 			}
-			fn_builder.writeln('\t\t\treturn true;')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\t\t}')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\treturn false;')
-			fn_builder.writeln('}')
-			g.auto_fn_definitions << fn_builder.str()
 		} else if left_final_sym.kind == .array_fixed {
-			mut left_type_str := g.typ(t)
-			fn_name := '${left_type_str}_contains'
 			left_info := left_final_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
-			mut elem_type_str := g.typ(left_info.elem_type)
-			elem_sym := g.table.sym(left_info.elem_type)
-			if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+			size := left_info.size
+			elem_type := left_info.elem_type
+			mut elem_type_str := g.typ(elem_type)
+			elem_kind := g.table.sym(elem_type).kind
+			elem_is_not_ptr := elem_type.nr_muls() == 0
+			if elem_kind == .function {
 				left_type_str = 'Array_voidptr'
 				elem_type_str = 'voidptr'
 			}
 			g.type_definitions.writeln('static bool ${fn_name}($left_type_str a, $elem_type_str v); // auto')
-			mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
 			fn_builder.writeln('static bool ${fn_name}($left_type_str a, $elem_type_str v) {')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < $left_info.size; ++i) {')
-			if elem_sym.kind == .string {
+			fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < $size; ++i) {')
+			if elem_kind == .string {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (fast_string_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .array && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
+			} else if elem_kind == .array && elem_is_not_ptr {
 				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+			} else if elem_kind == .function {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (a[i] == v) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .map && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .map && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_map_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .struct_ && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .struct_ && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_struct_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .interface_ && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .interface_ && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_interface_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .sum_type && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .sum_type && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_sumtype_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_sym.kind == .alias && left_info.elem_type.nr_muls() == 0 {
-				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+			} else if elem_kind == .alias && elem_is_not_ptr {
+				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_alias_eq(a[i], v)) {')
 			} else {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (a[i] == v) {')
 			}
-			fn_builder.writeln('\t\t\treturn true;')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\t\t}')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
-			fn_builder.writeln('\treturn false;')
-			fn_builder.writeln('}')
-			g.auto_fn_definitions << fn_builder.str()
 		}
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\t\treturn true;')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\t}')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\treturn false;')
+		fn_builder.writeln('}')
+		g.auto_fn_definitions << fn_builder.str()
 	}
 }