INCLUDES

Returns TRUE if target (which can be text, an object or an array) includes value, otherwise returns FALSE. See examples for what "includes" means for different types.

Syntax 

INCLUDES(target, value)

Usage examples 

Example 1

If the target is text, returns true if the value is a segment of the text.

Formula

INCLUDES("Hello World", "World")

Output

true

Example 2

Is case-sensitive. Use DOWNCASE() or UPCASE() to make it case-insensitive.

Formula

INCLUDES("Hello World", "world")

Output

false

Example 3

If the target is an array, returns true if the value exactly matches an item in the array.

Formula

INCLUDES(["apple", "banana", "pear"], "banana")

Output

true

Example 4

If the target is an array, returns false if the value does not exactly match an item in the array.

Formula

INCLUDES(["apple", "banana", "pear"], "pea")

Output

false

Example 5

Arrays don't need to contain text.

Formula

INCLUDES([1, 2, 3], 3)

Output

true

Example 6

If the target is an object, returns true if the value exactly matches a key in the object.

Formula

INCLUDES({"name": "Eoin", "age": 30}, "age")

Output

true

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