AMPscript - If Contains

Question

In an AMPscript If statement, is there a way to use "contains" as the operator? For example:

If Var1 Contains "Dog" Then do this

Would I just have to use a regular Expression?

Thanks,

Ben

Answer 1

You can use IndexOf() function to do that.

%%[ 
Var @str, @var, @msg 

/* Set the value to check */ 
Set @var = "Dog" 

/* Set the string to check */ 
Set @str = "MyDogIsMyFriend" 

/* Does it match */ 
if IndexOf(@str,@var) > 0 then 
    Set @msg = "We Found It" 
else 
    Set @msg = "We didn't find it" 
endif 

]%% 
%%=v(@msg)=%%

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