.contains()
Returns true
if a sequence of characters exists in a given string, otherwise false
.
Syntax
string.contains(CharSequence characters)
characters
(required): A character value that specifies the character(s) to be searched for.
Example 1
Check if the variable sentence
contains either the string "fox"
or "bear"
:
class AnimalFinder {public static void main(String[] args) {String sentence = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";System.out.println(sentence.contains("fox"));System.out.println(sentence.contains("bear"));// Output: true// Output: false}}