Java String contains() Method
Find out if a string contains a sequence of characters:
String myStr = "Hello"; System.out.println(myStr.contains("Hel")); // true System.out.println(myStr.contains("e")); // true System.out.println(myStr.contains("Hi")); // falseDefinition and Usage
The contains() method checks whether a string contains a sequence of characters.
Returns true if the characters exist and false if not.
Syntax
public boolean contains(CharSequence chars) Parameter Values
The CharSequence interface is a readable sequence of char values, found in the java.lang package.
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