Skip to main content

contains (Column)

Check if a string column contains a substring.

Syntax

Python
contains(other)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

other

str or Column

String or Column containing the substring to search for

Parameter

Type

Description

other

str or Column

String or Column containing the substring to search for

Returns

Column (boolean)

Examples

Python
df = spark.createDataFrame(
[(2, "Alice"), (5, "Bob")], ["age", "name"])
df.filter(df.name.contains('o')).collect()
Output
# [Row(age=5, name='Bob')]