Contains (Function)

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Contains (Function)

In french: Contient

Allows you to check if a substring is within a string.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in the code of stored procedures.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in the code of stored procedures.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in the code of stored procedures.

Versions 19 and later

This function is now available in Browser code.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

New in version 19

This function is now available in Browser code.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Browser code.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

Versions 20 and later

This function is now available for PHP sites.

New in version 20

This function is now available for PHP sites.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

sMyString is string = "Antananarivo"
IF Contains(sMyString, "NA") = False THEN
Info("This string does not contain the NA syllabus")
END

arrString is array of strings = ["WINDEV","WEBDEV"]
sTest is string = "WEBDEV 22"

IF Contains(sTest, arrString) THEN
Info("This string contains WINDEV or WEBDEV")
END

Syntax

Checking if a string contains a substring Hide the details

<Result> = Contains(<String to analyze> , <Substring> [, <Options>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the string contains a substring.
False otherwise.

<String to analyze>: Ansi, Unicode or Binary string (with quotes)

Character string to use.

<Substring>: Ansi, Unicode or Binary string (with quotes)

Search substring.

<Options>: Integer constant

Method to search for the substring:
WholeWord Searches for a whole word (between punctuation characters or spaces).
IgnoreCase Case and accent insensitive search (ignores uppercase/lowercase differences).

By default, the search is case-sensitive and takes into account all specified strings (even if they are part of a word).

Checking if a string contains one of the strings in an array Hide the details

<Result> = Contains(<String to analyze> , <Array of search strings> [, <Options>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the string contains one of the strings in the array.
False otherwise.

<String to analyze>: Ansi, Unicode or Binary string (with quotes)

Character string to use.

<Array of search strings>: Array

Name of the array containing the search strings.

<Options>: Integer constant

Method to search for the substring:
WholeWord Searches for a whole word (enclosed in punctuation characters or spaces).
IgnoreCase Case and accent insensitive search (ignores uppercase/lowercase differences).

By default, the search is case-sensitive and takes into account all specified strings (even if they are part of a word).

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