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---
title: strings.containsStr() function
description: The strings.containsStr() function reports whether a string contains a specified substring.
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name: strings.containsStr
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- /v2.0/reference/flux/functions/strings/containsany
---
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
The string value to search.
_**Data type:** String_
### substr
The substring value to search for.
_**Data type:** String_
## 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")
})
)
```