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String::Contains Method
Visual Studio 2010
Returns a value indicating whether the specified String object occurs within this string.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System::String
The string to seek.
Return Value
Type: System::Booleantrue if the value parameter occurs within this string, or if value is the empty string (""); otherwise, false.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | value is nullptr. |
The following example determines whether the string "fox" is a substring of a familiar quotation.
// This example demonstrates the String.Contains() method using namespace System; int main() { String^ s1 = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"; String^ s2 = "fox"; bool b; b = s1->Contains( s2 ); Console::WriteLine( "Is the string, s2, in the string, s1?: {0}", b ); } /* This example produces the following results: Is the string, s2, in the string, s1?: True */
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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