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contains(Array<T>, Any): Boolean

Returns true if a list (array) contains a given value, false if not.

Parameters

Name Description

items

The input list (an Array).

elements

An element to find in the list. Can be any supported data type.

Example

This example indicates whether the input list contains '"3"'.

Source

%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
ContainsRequestedItem: payload.root.*order.*items contains "3"

Input

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
    <order>
      <items>155</items>
    </order>
    <order>
      <items>30</items>
    </order>
    <order>
      <items>15</items>
    </order>
    <order>
      <items>5</items>
    </order>
    <order>
      <items>4</items>
      <items>7</items>
    </order>
    <order>
      <items>1</items>
      <items>3</items>
    </order>
    <order>
        null
    </order>
</root>

Output

{
  "ContainsRequestedItem": true
}

contains(String, String): Boolean

Indicates whether a string contains a given substring. Returns true or false.

Parameters

Name Description

text

An input string (a String).

toSearch

The substring (a String) to find in the input string.

Example

This example finds the substring "me" in "some string", so it returns true.

Source

%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
{ "ContainsString" : payload.root.mystring contains "me" }

Input

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
  <mystring>some string</mystring>
</root>

Output

{ "ContainsString": true }

contains(String, Regex): Boolean

Returns true if a string contains a match to a regular expression, false if not.

Parameters

Name Description

text

An input string (String type).

matcher

A regular expression for matching characters in the input text.

Example

This example finds a match to /s[t|p]rin/ within "A very long string", so it returns true.

Source

%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
ContainsString: payload.root.mystring contains /s[t|p]rin/

Input

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
  <mystring>A very long string</mystring>
</root>

Output

{
  "ContainsString": true
}