contains

Typeoperator
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
<string> contains <substring>
Summary

Compares two strings and evaluates to true if the first contains the second, false if not.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
string

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

substring
Example
"ABC" contains "A" -- evaluates to true
"123" contains "13" -- evaluates to false
RelatedKeyword: string, characters
Glossary: operator, operation, evaluate, string
Operator: =, <>, is in, is among, is not among, ends with, is not in
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 evaluates to false.

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