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contains

Contains is a Boolean operator that is true when one text string includes another text string as a continuous sequence of characters.

In plain English

It checks whether one piece of text appears inside another without any gaps. The matching part must be one unbroken run of characters, not separate characters found in different places. The result is simply true or false.

In context

In that condition menu, it labels the text-filter operator that tests whether a text value includes the specified text as one uninterrupted sequence of characters.

Situation
Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
What it communicates
labels a text-filter operator in the condition menu

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not establish details such as letter-case handling or other matching rules, because those can vary.

Examples

“"coast" contains "oas", but "chaos" does not contain "cas".”

Core meaning

“Choose Contains when the note should be checked for the typed phrase within its text.”

In context