Name: contains

Type: operator

Syntax: <string> contains <substring> 

Summary: Compares two <string|strings> and <evaluate|evaluates> to true if the first contains the second, false if not.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
"ABC" contains "A" -- evaluates to true

Example:
"123" contains "13" -- evaluates to false

Parameters:
string (string): The string and substring are both strings of characters, or expressions that evaluate to strings.
substring (string): 

Description:
Use the <contains> <operator> to find out whether a <string> contains a substring.

If the <substring> is found in the <string>, the <contains> <operation> evaluates to true.

If each character of the <substring> can be found in the <string>, but the <characters> are separated, the <contains> <operation> <evaluate|evaluates> to false.

References: = (operator), &lt;&gt; (operator), is in (operator), is among (operator), is not among (operator), ends with (operator), is not in (operator), operator (glossary), operation (glossary), evaluate (glossary), string (glossary), string (keyword), characters (keyword)

Tags: text processing
