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list_string = '03/07/2008'
list_strip = list_string.split('/')

a. ['3', '7', '2008']
b. ['03', '07', '2008']
c. ['3', '/', '7', '/', '2008']
d. ['03', '/', '07', '/', '2008']

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{ 1 ; 'January', 2 ; 'February', ... 12 ; 'December'}
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String.Contains Method

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Definition

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Overloads

Contains(Char)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified character occurs within this string.

Contains(String)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified substring occurs within this string.

Contains(Char, StringComparison)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified character occurs within this string, using the specified comparison rules.

Contains(String, StringComparison)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified string occurs within this string, using the specified comparison rules.

Contains(Char)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified character occurs within this string.

public: bool Contains(char value);public bool Contains (char value);member this.Contains : char -> boolPublic Function Contains (value As Char) As Boolean

Parameters

value Char

The character to seek.

Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter occurs within this string; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method performs an ordinal (case-sensitive and culture-insensitive) comparison.

Applies to

Contains(String)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified substring occurs within this string.

public: bool Contains(System::String ^ value);public bool Contains (string value);member this.Contains : string -> boolPublic Function Contains (value As String) As Boolean

Parameters

value String

The string to seek.

Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter occurs within this string, or if value is the empty string (""); otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example determines whether the string "fox" is a substring of a familiar quotation. If "fox" is found in the string, it also displays its starting position.

using namespace System; int main() { String^ s1 = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"; String^ s2 = "fox"; bool b = s1->Contains( s2 ); Console::WriteLine( "Is the string, s2, in the string, s1?: {0}", b ); if (b) { int index = s1->IndexOf(s2); if (index >= 0) Console::WriteLine("'{0} begins at character position {1}", s2, index + 1); } } // This example displays the following output: // 'fox' is in the string 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog': True // 'fox begins at character position 17 string s1 = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"; string s2 = "fox"; bool b = s1.Contains(s2); Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is in the string '{1}': {2}", s2, s1, b); if (b) { int index = s1.IndexOf(s2); if (index >= 0) Console.WriteLine("'{0} begins at character position {1}", s2, index + 1); } // This example displays the following output: // 'fox' is in the string 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog': True // 'fox begins at character position 17 let s1 = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" let s2 = "fox" let b = s1.Contains s2 printfn $"'{s2}' is in the string '{s1}': {b}" if b then let index = s1.IndexOf s2 if index >= 0 then printfn $"'{s2} begins at character position {index + 1}" // This example displays the following output: // 'fox' is in the string 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog': True // 'fox begins at character position 17 Class Example Public Shared Sub Main() Dim s1 As String = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" Dim s2 As String = "fox" Dim b As Boolean = s1.Contains(s2) Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is in the string '{1}': {2}", s2, s1, b) If b Then Dim index As Integer = s1.IndexOf(s2) If index >= 0 Then Console.WriteLine("'{0} begins at character position {1}", s2, index + 1) End If End If End Sub End Class ' ' This example displays the following output: ' 'fox' is in the string 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog': True ' 'fox begins at character position 17

Remarks

This method performs an ordinal (case-sensitive and culture-insensitive) comparison. The search begins at the first character position of this string and continues through the last character position.

To perform a culture-sensitive or ordinal case-insensitive comparison:

  • On .NET Core 2.1 and later versions: Call the Contains(String, StringComparison) overload instead.

  • On .NET Framework: Create a custom method. The following example illustrates one such approach. It defines a String extension method that includes a StringComparison parameter and indicates whether a string contains a substring when using the specified form of string comparison.

using System; public static class StringExtensions { public static bool Contains(this String str, String substring, StringComparison comp) { if (substring == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("substring", "substring cannot be null."); else if (! Enum.IsDefined(typeof(StringComparison), comp)) throw new ArgumentException("comp is not a member of StringComparison", "comp"); return str.IndexOf(substring, comp) >= 0; } } open System open System.Runtime.CompilerServices [] type StringExtensions = [] static member Contains(str: string, substring, comp: StringComparison) = if substring = null then invalidArg "substring" "substring cannot be null" if Enum.IsDefined(typeof, comp) |> not then invalidArg "comp" "comp is not a member of StringComparison" str.IndexOf(substring, comp) >= 0 String s = "This is a string."; String sub1 = "this"; Console.WriteLine("Does '{0}' contain '{1}'?", s, sub1); StringComparison comp = StringComparison.Ordinal; Console.WriteLine(" {0:G}: {1}", comp, s.Contains(sub1, comp)); comp = StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase; Console.WriteLine(" {0:G}: {1}", comp, s.Contains(sub1, comp)); // The example displays the following output: // Does 'This is a string.' contain 'this'? // Ordinal: False // OrdinalIgnoreCase: True let s = "This is a string." let sub1 = "this" printfn $"Does '{s}' contain '{sub1}'?" let comp = StringComparison.Ordinal printfn $" {comp:G}: {s.Contains(sub1, comp)}" let comp2 = StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase printfn $" {comp2:G}: {s.Contains(sub1, comp2)}" // The example displays the following output: // Does 'This is a string.' contain 'this'? // Ordinal: False // OrdinalIgnoreCase: True Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices Module StringExtensions Public Function Contains(str As String, substring As String, comp As StringComparison) As Boolean If substring Is Nothing Then Throw New ArgumentNullException("substring", "substring cannot be null.") Else If Not [Enum].IsDefined(GetType(StringComparison), comp) Throw New ArgumentException("comp is not a member of StringComparison", "comp") End If Return str.IndexOf(substring, comp) >= 0 End Function End Module Public Module Example Public Sub Main Dim s As String = "This is a string." Dim sub1 As String = "this" Console.WriteLine("Does '{0}' contain '{1}'?", s, sub1) Dim comp As StringComparison = StringComparison.Ordinal Console.WriteLine(" {0:G}: {1}", comp, s.Contains(sub1, comp)) comp = StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase Console.WriteLine(" {0:G}: {1}", comp, s.Contains(sub1, comp)) End Sub End Module ' The example displays the following output: ' Does 'This is a string.' contain 'this'? ' Ordinal: False ' OrdinalIgnoreCase: True

If you are interested in the position of the substring value in the current instance, you can call the IndexOf method to get the starting position of its first occurrence, or you can call the LastIndexOf method to get the starting position of its last occurrence. The example includes a call to the IndexOf(String) method if a substring is found in a string instance.

See also

  • IndexOf(Char)
  • LastIndexOf(String)

Applies to

Contains(Char, StringComparison)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified character occurs within this string, using the specified comparison rules.

public: bool Contains(char value, StringComparison comparisonType);public bool Contains (char value, StringComparison comparisonType);member this.Contains : char * StringComparison -> boolPublic Function Contains (value As Char, comparisonType As StringComparison) As Boolean

Parameters

value Char

The character to seek.

comparisonType StringComparison

One of the enumeration values that specifies the rules to use in the comparison.

Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter occurs within this string; otherwise, false.

Applies to

Contains(String, StringComparison)

Returns a value indicating whether a specified string occurs within this string, using the specified comparison rules.

public: bool Contains(System::String ^ value, StringComparison comparisonType);public bool Contains (string value, StringComparison comparisonType);member this.Contains : string * StringComparison -> bool Public Function Contains (value As String, comparisonType As StringComparison) As Boolean

Parameters

value String

The string to seek.

comparisonType StringComparison

One of the enumeration values that specifies the rules to use in the comparison.

Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter occurs within this string, or if value is the empty string (""); otherwise, false.

Applies to

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Which method would you use to determine whether a certain substring is a suffix?

Which method would you use to determine whether a certain substring is the suffix of a string? In slicing, if the end index specifies a position beyond the end of the string, Python will use the length of the string instead.

How do you find the substring of a string in Python?

Python String find() method returns the lowest index or first occurrence of the substring if it is found in a given string. If it is not found, then it returns -1. Parameters: sub: Substring that needs to be searched in the given string.

How do you find out the part of the string from a string?

To locate a substring in a string, use the indexOf() method. Let's say the following is our string. String str = "testdemo"; Find a substring 'demo' in a string and get the index.