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CONTAINSSTRING

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Applies to: Calculated column Calculated table Measure Visual calculation

Returns TRUE or FALSE indicating whether one string contains another string.

Syntax

CONTAINSSTRING(<within_text>, <find_text>)

Parameters

Term Definition
within_text The text in which you want to search for find_text.
find_text The text you want to find.

Return value

TRUE if find_text is a substring of within_text; otherwise FALSE.

Remarks

  • CONTAINSSTRING is not case-sensitive.

  • You can use ? and * wildcard characters. Use ~ to escape wildcard characters.

Example

DAX query

EVALUATE
    ROW(
        "Case 1", CONTAINSSTRING("abcd", "bc"), 
        "Case 2", CONTAINSSTRING("abcd", "BC"),
        "Case 3", CONTAINSSTRING("abcd", "a*d"),
        "Case 4", CONTAINSSTRING("abcd", "ef")
    )

Returns

[Case 1] [Case 2] [Case 3] [Case 4]
TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE