if substring in string code example

Example 1: python str contains word

fullstring = "StackAbuse"
substring = "tack"

if substring in fullstring:
    print "Found!"
else:
    print "Not found!"

Example 2: python string contains

>>> str = "Messi is the best soccer player"
>>> "soccer" in str
True
>>> "football" in str
False

Example 3: check if string contains substring

Like this:

if (str.indexOf("Yes") >= 0)
...or you can use the tilde operator:

if (~str.indexOf("Yes"))
This works because indexOf() returns -1 if the string wasn't found at all.

Note that this is case-sensitive.
If you want a case-insensitive search, you can write

if (str.toLowerCase().indexOf("yes") >= 0)
Or:

if (/yes/i.test(str))