contains

checks if string contains with pattern.

📝 Syntax

• tf = contains(str, pattern)

• tf = contains(str, pattern,'IgnoreCase', true)

• tf = contains(str, pattern,'IgnoreCase', false)

📥 Input argument

• str - a string, string array or cell of strings.

• pattern - a string to find.

📤 Output argument

• tf - a matrix of logical.

📄 Description

contains returns true if str containspattern.

💡 Example

str = 'To make a mountain out of a molehill';
k = contains (str, 'hill')
k = contains (str, 'molehill')
k = contains (str, 'Hill', 'IgnoreCase', true)

A = {'Nel', 'son'; 'Nelson', 'Modules'}
k = contains(A, 'son')

A = ["Nel", "son"; "Nelson", "Modules"]
k = contains(A, 'son')

🔗 See also

startsWith, endsWith.

🕔 History

Version	📄 Description
1.0.0	initial version