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Contains#

Strings / Contains

  • Can Read

  • Cannot Write

Description#

Returns True if a text is found anywhere inside another one

Parameters#

Name Description
Text The text where the occurrence is searched
Find The text that is searched for
Ignore Case Whether upper and lower case characters are considered the same

Code#

using System;
using UnityEngine;
using VisualScript.Icons;

namespace VisualScript.Runtime
{
    [Get]

    [Title("Contains")]
    [Category("Strings/Contains")]

    [Description("Returns True if a text is found anywhere inside another one")]
    [Image(typeof(IconSearch), ColorTheme.Type.Yellow, typeof(BadgeString))]

    [Parameter("Text", "The text where the occurrence is searched")]
    [Parameter("Find", "The text that is searched for")]
    [Parameter("Ignore Case", "Whether upper and lower case characters are considered the same")]

    [Keywords("String", "Has", "Includes", "Find", "Search", "Substring")]

    [Serializable]
    public class TypeBoolStringContains : TypeBool
    {
        [SerializeField] private GetString m_Text = new GetString();
        [SerializeField] private GetString m_Find = new GetString();
        [SerializeField] private GetBool m_IgnoreCase = new GetBool(false);

        public override bool GetPreview(GameObject source) => Contains(
            this.m_Text.GetPreview(source),
            this.m_Find.GetPreview(source),
            this.m_IgnoreCase.GetPreview(source)
        );

        public override bool Get(Args args) => Contains(
            this.m_Text.Get(args),
            this.m_Find.Get(args),
            this.m_IgnoreCase.Get(args)
        );

        private static bool Contains(string text, string find, bool ignoreCase)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(find)) return false;

            StringComparison comparison = ignoreCase
                ? StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase
                : StringComparison.Ordinal;

            return text.IndexOf(find, comparison) >= 0;
        }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return $"{this.m_Text} contains {this.m_Find}";
        }

        protected override SubscriptionMode Subscription => SubscriptionMode.OnChange;
    }
}
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