string contains and special characters

[loial]

I am trying to match a string that containing the "<" and ">" characters, using the string contains function, but it never seems to find the lines containing the string

e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") :

Do I need to escape the characters...and if so how?

 

[Agon Hajdari]

I am trying to match a string that containing the "<" and ">" characters, using the string contains function, but it never seems to find the lines containing the string

e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") :

Do I need to escape the characters...and if so how?

if '<TAG>' in yourstring:
# your code

 

[Dave Angel]

I am trying to match a string that containing the "<" and ">" characters, using the string contains function, but it never seems to find the lines containing the string

e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") :

Do I need to escape the characters...and if so how?

What language are you trying to use, and what version of that language?
In all the Python versions I know of, that line would simply be a syntax
error. There's no "contains" method in the str class, use the 'in' keyword.

if "<TAG>' in mystring:

No need to escape any ASCII characters except backslash.

 

[Jerry Hill]

I am trying to match a string that containing the "<" and ">" characters, using the string contains function, but it never seems to find the lines containing the string

e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") :

Do I need to escape the characters...and if so how?

Strings don't have a contains() method. Assuming that mystring is
actually a string, you should be getting a very specific error,
telling you exactly what's wrong with your code (something like
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'contains').

If that isn't what you're seeing, you'll need to provide the full and
complete text of the error you are getting, and preferably enough of
your code that we can reproduce the issue and help you solve it.

 

[Mark Lawrence]

What language are you trying to use, and what version of that language?
In all the Python versions I know of, that line would simply be a syntax
error. There's no "contains" method in the str class, use the 'in' keyword.

I see you've already corrected youself

if "<TAG>' in mystring:

No need to escape any ASCII characters except backslash.

No need to escape anything if raw strings are used.

 

[Ulrich Eckhardt]

Am 09.10.2012 16:02, schrieb loial:

I am trying to match a string that containing the "<" and ">"
characters, using the string contains function, but it never seems to
find the lines containing the string

e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") :

I can't locate a 'contains' function anywhere, what type is 'mystring'?

Do I need to escape the characters...and if so how?

Maybe. Please provide some example code that unexpectedly fails.


Uli

 

[loial]

On 10/09/2012 04:02 PM, loial wrote: > I am trying to match a string thatcontaining the "<" and ">" characters, using the string contains function,but it never seems to find the lines containing the string > > e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") : > > Do I need to escape the characters...and if sohow? > if '<TAG>' in yourstring: # your code -- Agon Hajdari

That worked...thanks

 

[loial]

On 10/09/2012 04:02 PM, loial wrote: > I am trying to match a string thatcontaining the "<" and ">" characters, using the string contains function,but it never seems to find the lines containing the string > > e.g if mystring.contains("<TAG>") : > > Do I need to escape the characters...and if sohow? > if '<TAG>' in yourstring: # your code -- Agon Hajdari

That worked...thanks