`str.contains`

Tests whether one string occurs inside another. Both arguments are required, and the function carries one signature per form of them.

str.contains(const string source, const string str) → const bool

str.contains(input string source, input string str) → input bool

str.contains(series string source, series string str) → series bool

str.contains(simple string source, simple string str) → simple bool

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`source`	`const string`	yes	the string to search in
`str`	`const string`	yes	the string to look for

Returns const bool or input bool or series bool or simple bool — A bool in the form of the arguments you pass.

indicator("Ticker contains ES")
plotshape(str.contains(syminfo.ticker, "ES"), title = "Contains ES")

See also str.endswith · str.format_time · str.length

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