DOMStringList: contains() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The contains() method returns a boolean indicating whether the given string is in the list.

Syntax

js
contains(string)

Parameters

string

A string you want to check for the existence of in the list.

Return value

A boolean indicating whether the given string is in the list.

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if no argument is provided.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-domstringlist-contains

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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