How to check if an input string contains a specified substring in JSP?



The fn:contains() function determines whether an input string contains a specified substring.

Syntax

The fn:contains() function has the following syntax −

boolean contains(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

Example

Following example explains the functionality of fn:contains() function −

<%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c" %> <%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions" prefix = "fn" %> <html>    <head>       <title>Using JSTL Functions</title>    </head> <body> <c:set var = "theString" value = "I am a test String"/> <c:if test = "${fn:contains(theString, 'test')}"> <p>Found test string<p> </c:if> <c:if test = "${fn:contains(theString, 'TEST')}"> <p>Found TEST string<p> </c:if> </body> </html>

You will receive the following result −

Found test string
Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:25+05:30

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