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page_title: strcontains - Functions - Configuration Language
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  The strcontains function checks whether a given string can be found within another string.
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# `strcontains` Function

`strcontains` function checks whether a substring is within another string.

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

## Examples

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

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