Name

fn:containsIgnoreCase

Synopsis

This function tests if a string contains a substring regardless of the character case, and returns true if it does, otherwise false.

Syntax

boolean: fn:containsIgnoreCase(string, substring)

Parameters

Parameter name

Java type

Description

string
String

The string to test.

substring
String

The substring to look for.

Example

<c:if test="${fn:containsIgnoreCase(param:answer, 'YES')}">
  You answered Yes (or YES, or yes, or YEs, or ...)
</c:if>

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