JavaScript String includes()
Examples
Check if a string includes "world":
let text = "Hello world, welcome to the universe.";
let result = text.includes("world");
Try it Yourself »
let result = text.includes("world");
More examples below.
Description
The includes()
method returns true
if a string contains a specified string.
Otherwise it returns false
.
The includes()
method is case sensitive.
Syntax
string.includes(searchvalue, start)
Parameters
Parameter
Description
searchvalue
Required.
The string to search for.
The string to search for.
start
Optional.
The position to start from.
Default value is 0.
The position to start from.
Default value is 0.
Return Value
Type
Description
A boolean.
true
if the string contains the value,
otherwise false
.
More Examples
Start at position 12:
let text = "Hello world, welcome to the universe.";
let result = text.includes("world", 12);
Try it Yourself »
let result = text.includes("world", 12);
Browser Support
includes()
is an ECMAScript6 (ES6 2015) feature.
JavaScript 2015 is supported in all browsers since June 2017:
Chrome 51 |
Edge 15 |
Firefox 54 |
Safari 10 |
Opera 38 |
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