DelphiBasics AnsiContainsStr Function Returns true if a string contains a substring StrUtils unit

function AnsiContainsStr(const Haystack, Needle string):Boolean;

Description The AnsiContainsStr function looks for a Needle string in a Haystack string, returning true if it finds it. Otherwise false.   It is a Case sensitive command. Related commands AnsiEndsStr Returns true if a string ends with a substring AnsiStartsStr Returns true if a string starts with a substring AnsiContainsText Returns true if a string contains a substring, case insensitive  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : A simple example var   haystack : AnsiString; begin   haystack := 'The cat sat on the mat';   // Note that AnsiContainsStr is case sensitive   if AnsiContainsStr(haystack, 'THE')   then ShowMessage('''THE'' was found')   else ShowMessage('''THE'' was not found');   if AnsiContainsStr(haystack, 'the')   then ShowMessage('''the'' was found')   else ShowMessage('''the'' was not found'); end; Show full unit code   'THE' was not found   'the' was found

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