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page_title: strcontains function reference
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  The `strcontains` function searches for a substring within a string. 
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# `strcontains` Function

The `strcontains` function searches for a substring within a string.

```hcl
strcontains(string, substr)
```

## Examples

```
> strcontains("hello world", "wor")
true
```

```
> strcontains("hello world", "wod")
false
```