javascript check if string contains word code example

Example 1: check if word is in string javascript

var str = "Hello world, welcome to the universe.";
var n = str.includes("world");

Example 2: javascript string contains

var string = "foo",
    substring = "oo";

console.log(string.includes(substring));

Example 3: javascript contains substring

var str = "We got a poop cleanup on isle 4.";
if(str.indexOf("poop") !== -1){
	alert("Not again");
}
//use indexOf (it returns position of substring or -1 if not found)

Example 4: js string does not contain

"this is the string".indexOf("cake"); // -1 (does not contain)
"this string has cake".indexOf("cake"); // 16 (contains)

Example 5: javascript check if string contains a text substring

stringVariable.includes("Your Text");