How To Check If A String Contains A Specific Word Or Not

In this blog, you will learn about how to check string contains a specific word or not.

Introduction

In this blog, we will learn how to check string contains a specific word or not. We are going to use contains method to perform this task.

contains() Method

This method returns true if a sequence of characters is present in the string otherwise it will return false.

Implementation

import java.util.*;
public class StringExample {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // Example 1
        String str1 = "How are you";
        String word1 = "are";
        System.out.println("Given string is " + str1);
        if (str1.contains(word1)) {
            System.out.println(word1 + " is present in string");
        } else {
            System.out.println(word1 + " is not present in string");
        }
        // Example 2
        String str2 = "The Key to happiness is the reduction of desires";
        String word2 = "happiness";
        System.out.println("Given string is " + str2);
        if (str2.contains(word2)) {
            System.out.println(word2 + " is present in string");
        } else {
            System.out.println(word2 + " is not present in string");
        }
    }
}

Output

 

Conclusion

In this blog, we have seen how to check if a string contains a specific word or not. Thanks for reading and I hope you liked it. If you have any suggestions or queries about this blog, please share your thoughts. You can read my other blog and articles by clicking here.

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