String contains another string

javascript node.js string
donald picture donald · May 24, 2011 · Viewed 169.7k times · Source

How can I check if a string contains another string instead of using "==" to compare the whole string?

Regards

Answer

Felix Kling picture Felix Kling · May 24, 2011

You can use .indexOf():

if(str.indexOf(substr) > -1) {

}

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