CONTAINS

Formula Explanation

Detects if a text contains a specific string, returns true/false

Formula Syntax

In result column, input: contains(column_code / "text", "search string")
  • The parameters can be column codes, e.g. AA1

Usage Examples

  1. Check if text in column BZ2 contains "today", return true/false in BZ3
BZ3 = contains(BZ2, "today")

contains_col

  1. Check if "happy-today" contains "today", return true/false in CA2
CA2 = contains("happy-today", "today")

contains_value

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