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`contains` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>`

Return `true` if this view contains with the specified `character`, and `false` otherwise.


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Return `true` if this view contains with the specified `subview`, and `false` otherwise. See {Lexicographical Comparisons}.


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bool
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Return whether this string contains `characterString`.


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bool
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== Return Value

* `true` if the sequence occurs in this string, otherwise `false`
* `true` if `characterString` occurs in this string

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *character*
| character value
| *subview*
| string view to search for
| *characterString*
| null‐terminated substring to search for
|===


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