Java String: contains() Method

contains() method - Checks whether a string contains another string

The contains() method is used to check if and only if a string contains the specified sequence of character values.

Pictorial presentation of Java String contains() Method

Java Platform: Java SE 8 and above

Syntax contains() method

contains(CharSequence s)

Parameters contains() method

Return Value contains() method:

• Returns true if the string contains the specified sequence of character values
• False otherwise.

Return Value Type: boolean

Example: Java String contains() Method

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String str1 = "Java Exercises and SQL Exercises";
        String str2 = "and";
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Original String: " + str1);
System.out.println("Specified sequence of char values: " + str2);
System.out.println(str1.contains(str2));
System.out.println();
    }
}

Output:

Original String: Java Exercises and SQL Exercises      
Specified sequence of char values: and                 
true

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