CONTAINSTRING function help

CONTAINSSTRING returns a Boolean (e.g. True or False). If you want to use it in a IF statement, you can use :

Check = IF(CONTAINSSTRING("ABC") || CONTAINSSTRING("EGF"), TRUE, FALSE)

Note the double 's' in containSString by the way 🙂

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Djerro123

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Hi Anonymous 

Sorry, my initial post wan't completely clear.

You can use either option as the logical test inside your IF statement and they would yeild the same result.

It's worth noting that the OR function only accepts 2 arguments so if you have more than 2, you would need to use nested OR functions.

As a result, I tend to opt for the 'or' operator '||' as I find it easier to read.

What I was trying to get across in my previous post is that each argument has to be a valid logical test in its own right.

So, you can't use:

Column =
IF (
    CONTAINSSTRING ( Table1[Column1], "ABC" || "EFG" ),
    "Yes",
    "No
) 

But instead have to use:

Column =
IF (
    CONTAINSSTRING ( Table1[Column1], "ABC" ) || CONTAINSSTRING ( Table1[Column1], "EFG" ),
    "Yes",
    "No
) 

Hope it helps.

Best regards,

Martyn

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