# Check Text Contents

## Overview

This operation checks if a particular value (such as a string, float, or integer) exists within a text. It acts as a conditional check, allowing you to perform additional operations based on whether the value exists.

## Syntax

```
the text is "{target}"
the object is "{value}"
if the object is in the text then
 {action}
```

## Data

The table below lists the names of the data elements in this operation and indicates which can be renamed in the syntax.

| Data Name  | Can Be Renamed |
| ---------- | -------------- |
| the text   | Yes            |
| the object | Yes            |

## Parameters

**Parameters** are placeholders for data. Refer to the table below for details on each parameter in this operation. In the syntax, replace parameters with your own values.

<table><thead><tr><th width="120.15234375">Parameter</th><th>Description</th><th>Examples</th><th>Required</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>target</code></td><td>The target text in which the search is performed.</td><td><ul><li>Batch job completed.</li><li>Error code: 404</li><li>document.txt</li><li>The value of π (pi) is approximately 3.14.</li></ul></td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><code>value</code></td><td>The value to search for (text, float, or integer).</td><td><ul><li>job completed</li><li>404</li><li>.txt</li><li>3.14</li></ul></td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><code>action</code></td><td>An operation that occurs if <code>value</code> is present in <code>target</code>.</td><td><ul><li>say "The format is valid."</li></ul></td><td>Yes</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Examples

### 1. Validating a File Extension

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Automation" %}

```
the file name is "document.txt"
the extension is ".txt"
if the extension is in the file name then
  say "The format is valid."
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Results" %}

```
The format is valid.
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### 2. Check for a Specific Error Code

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Automation" %}

```
the status log is "Batch job completed with errors. Error code: 404."
the error code is "404"
if the error code is in the status log then
  say "Cannot proceed."
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Results" %}

```
Cannot proceed.
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}