contains

See also: findFirst, findAll (Find values in lists), isUnique

The $contains function can be used to check whether a value appears at least once in a list.

Syntax

$contains(source,valueToCheck)

Parameter

Name

Description

source

The list or array of values

valueToCheck

The value, which may occur only once in the source

propertyPath

(Optional) Reads the value to compare from a field path specified here, relative to a list entry.

Return value

Returns $true if the value occurs at least once in the list.

Example

Syntax

Input value

Result

$contains($input,a)

["a", "b", "c", "b"]

$true

$contains($input,b)

["a", "b", "c", "b"]

$true

$contains($input,d)

["a", "b", "c", "b"]

$false

$contains($el(12,true),{value})


$el(12,true) returns all values of all repetitions of the element with ID 12. {value} returns a value that will be passed in case of a triggered behaviour.

$contains({users},admin,username)


Searches a list of users for one with the username 'admin' (field to search: username).