CONTAINS

Returns true if a range contains a specified value

Syntax

CONTAINS(range, value, [ignore_case])

Arguments

Argument	Description	Required
range	The range of cells to search in	Required
value	The value to search for	Required
ignore_case	Whether to ignore case when searching. Defaults to false.	Optional

Examples

Check if text contains substring (case sensitive)

Check if text contains substring (case insensitive)

Related Functions

Other Logical functions:

• AND - Returns true if all arguments evaluate to true
• IF - Returns the first value if logical_expression is TRUE; otherwise returns the second value.
• IFERROR - Returns a custom result when a formula generates an error, and a normal result when no error is detected.
• IFS - Returns the value corresponding to the first TRUE result when evaluating multiple tests.
• ISBETWEEN - Returns true if a provided number is between two other numbers either inclusively or exclusively; otherwise returns false.
• ISBLANK - Returns true if the value is blank, empty, or null; otherwise returns false.
• ISERROR - Returns TRUE if the value is any error value
• ISEVEN - Returns TRUE if the number is even, FALSE if odd
• ISNA - Returns TRUE if the value is the #N/A error value
• ISNUMBER - Returns TRUE if the value is a number
• ISODD - Returns TRUE if the number is odd, FALSE if even
• ISTEXT - Returns TRUE if the value is text
• NOT - Returns FALSE if logical expression is TRUE and TRUE if logical expression is FALSE.
• OR - Returns true if any argument evaluates to true

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