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strings.containsStr() function

strings.containsStr() reports whether a string contains a specified substring.

Function type signature
(substr: string, v: string) => bool

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

v

(Required) String value to search.

substr

(Required) Substring value to search for.

Examples

Filter based on the presence of a substring in a column value

import "sampledata"
import "strings"

sampledata.string()
    |> filter(fn: (r) => strings.containsStr(v: r._value, substr: "5"))

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