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str_contains()

str_contains(string $haystack, string $needle): bool

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
$haystackstringstring to search in
$needlestringstring to search for

Return value

true when $needle occurs anywhere in $haystack.

Example

var_dump(str_contains("HolyPHP", "PHP"));
var_dump(str_contains("HolyPHP", "java"));
bool(true)
bool(false)

See also

strpos()str_starts_with()str_ends_with()