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strings.contains
strings.contains( str, substr )
Description
Returns true if a given string contains the specified substring. Otherwise it returns false.
Param data types
STRING, STRING
Return type
BOOL
Code samples
Example 1
This example returns true because the string has a substring "is".
strings.contains("thisisastring", "is") = true
Example 2
This example returns false because the string does not have substring "that".
strings.contains("thisisastring", "that") = false
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Last updated 2025-07-14 UTC.
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