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I have directory names that end in '0.0100'. I want to be able to skip certain directories by comparing the substring '0.0100' to the directory name. How can I do this?
Expert Answer
Prashant Kumar
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Answered Aug 13, 2026
You can use the 'contains' function to determine whether a string contains a given substring or not. Specifically, 'contains' returns true if the first argument contains the second argument and false otherwise. For example:
>> smallSubstring = '0.0100'; >> largeString1 = 'Item0.0100'; >> largeString2 = 'Item0.0101'; >> contains(largeString1, smallSubstring) ans = logical 1 >> contains(largeString2, smallSubstring) ans = logical 0
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