C# String.Contains() – Syntax & Examples

C# String.Contains() – Examples

String.Contains() method is used to returns a value indicating whether a specified character occurs within this string.

In this tutorial, we will learn about the syntax of C# String.Contains() method, and learn how to use this method with the help of examples.

Contains(Char)

String.Contains() returns True if specified character occurs within this string, else it returns False.

Syntax

The syntax of Contains() method with Char parameter is

String.Contains(Char value)

where

Parameter	Description
value	The character to check if present in this string.

Return Value

This method returns boolean value.

Example 1 – Contains(Char)

In this example, we will take a string str and a character value. We will use String.Contains(Char) method to check if the character value is present in string str.

C# Program

using System;
 
class Example {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        String str = "abcdefgh";
        Char value = 'c';
        Boolean result = str.Contains(value);
        Console.WriteLine($"Does string contain specified character? {result}");
    }
}

Output

Does string contain specified character? True

Example 2 – Contains(Char) – Char not Present in String

In this example, we will take a string str and a character value such that this character value is not present in str. Now, if we call Contains() method on string str with value passed as argument, the method returns False.

C# Program

using System;
 
class Example {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        String str = "abcdefgh";
        Char value = 'm';
        Boolean result = str.Contains(value);
        Console.WriteLine($"Does string contain specified character? {result}");
    }
}

Output

Does string contain specified character? False

Contains(Char, StringComparison)

String.Contains() returns a boolean value indicating whether a specified character is present in this string, using the specified string comparison rules.

Syntax

The syntax of Contains() method with Char and StringComparison parameters is

String.Contains(Char value, StringComparison comp)

where

Parameter	Description
value	The character to check if present in this string.
comp	The StringComparison object specifying the rules for comparison.

Return Value

This method returns boolean value.

Example 3 – Contains(value, comp)

In this example, we will check if character value is present in the string str with a rule to ignore the case while making the string comparison.

C# Program

using System;
 
class Example {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        String str = "abcdefgh";
        Char value = 'E';
        StringComparison comp = StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase;
        Boolean result = str.Contains(value, comp);
        Console.WriteLine($"Does string contain specified character? {result}");
    }
}

Output

Does string contain specified character? True

Contains(String)

String.Contains() returns a boolean value indicating whether a specified substring is present in this string. If the substring is present in the given string, then it returns True, else it returns False.

Syntax

The syntax of Contains() method with substring passed as parameter is

String.Contains(String value)

where

Parameter	Description
value	The substring to check if present in this string.

Return Value

This method returns boolean value.

Example 4 – Contains(substring)

In this example, we will take a string str and a substring value. We will use String.Contains(String) method to check if the substring value is present in string str.

C# Program

using System;
 
class Example {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        String str = "abcdefgh";
        String value = "cd";
        Boolean result = str.Contains(value);
        Console.WriteLine($"Does string contain specified substring? {result}");
    }
}

Output

Does string contain specified substring? True

Contains(String, StringComparison)

String.Contains() returns a value indicating whether a specified string occurs within this string, using the specified comparison rules.

Syntax

The syntax of Contains() method with substring and StringComparison objects as parameters is

String.Contains(String value, StringComparison comp)

where

Parameter	Description
value	The substring to check if present in this string.
comp	The StringComparison object specifying the rules for comparison.

Return Value

This method returns boolean value.

Example 5 – Contains(substring, comp)

In this example, we will check if substring value is present in the string str with a rule to ignore the case while making the string comparison.

C# Program

using System;
 
class Example {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        String str = "abcdefgh";
        String value = "CD";
        StringComparison comp = StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase;
        Boolean result = str.Contains(value, comp);
        Console.WriteLine($"Does string contain specified substring? {result}");
    }
}

Output

Does string contain specified substring? True

Conclusion

In this C# Tutorial, we have learnt the syntax of C# String.Contains() method, and also learnt how to use this method with the help of C# example programs.