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Ansicontainsstr - returns true if a string contains a substring strutils unit

function AnsiContainsStr ( const Haystack, Needle : string ) : Boolean; Description The AnsiContainsStr function looks for a Needle string in a Haystack string, returning true if it finds it. Otherwise false. It is a Case sensitive command. Related commands AnsiEndsStr Returns true if a string ends with a substring AnsiStartsStr Returns true if a string starts with a substring Example code : A simple example var haystack : AnsiString; begin haystack := 'The cat sat on the mat'; // Note that AnsiContainsStr is case sensitive if AnsiContainsStr(haystack, 'THE') then ShowMessage('''THE'' was found') else ShowMessage('''THE'' was not found'); if AnsiContainsStr(haystack, 'the') then ShowMessage('''the'' was found') else ShowMessage('''the'' was not found'); end; Show full unit code 'THE' was not found 'the' was found