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---
title: strings.containsStr() function
description: The strings.containsStr() function reports whether a string contains a specified substring.
aliases:
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/strings/containsstr/
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/containsstr/
- /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/containsstr/
menu:
flux_0_x_ref:
name: strings.containsStr
parent: strings
weight: 301
related:
- /flux/v0.x/stdlib/strings/containsany
introduced: 0.18.0
---
The `strings.containsStr()` function reports whether a string contains a specified substring.
_**Output data type:** Boolean_
```js
import "strings"
strings.containsStr(v: "This and that", substr: "and")
// returns true
```
## Parameters
### v {data-type="string"}
The string value to search.
### substr {data-type="string"}
The substring value to search for.
## Examples
###### Report if a string contains a specific substring
```js
import "strings"
data
|> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: strings.containsStr(v: r.author, substr: "John")}))
```