Contains

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  • Contains(mixed $containsValue)

Validates if the input contains some value.

For strings:

v::contains('ipsum')->assert('lorem ipsum');
// Validation passes successfully

For arrays:

v::contains('ipsum')->assert(['ipsum', 'lorem']);
// Validation passes successfully

Message template for this validator includes {{containsValue}}.

Templates

Contains::TEMPLATE_STANDARD

ModeTemplate
default{{subject}} must contain {{containsValue}}
inverted{{subject}} must not contain {{containsValue}}

Template placeholders

PlaceholderDescription
containsValue
subjectThe validated input or the custom validator name (if specified).

Categorization

  • Arrays
  • Strings

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.0.0Case-insensitive comparison removed
0.3.9Created

See Also