contains

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Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 1.0.

Syntax

contains(str1, str2)

Description

Returns true if character expression str2 is in character expression str1.

Parameters

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

str1

string

Yes

Specifies a character expression to search for str2.

str2

string

Yes

Specifies a character expression to search for in str1.

Return type

boolean (true/false)

Example

Example 1

wret = contains("This will return ?", "will");
print("Return " + wret);

Print Return true

Example 2

wret = contains("This will return ?", "Will");
print("Return " + wret);

Print Return false

Example 3

wret = contains("This will return ?", "This");
print("Return " + wret);

Print Return true

Notes

If you need to find str2 multiple times, use substring( ) routine.

See also