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')]