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Containing["outer","inner"]

represents an object of type outer containing objects of type inner.

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Containing

Containing["outer","inner"]

represents an object of type outer containing objects of type inner.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Find all sentences in a string that contain currency amounts:

Wolfram Language code: TextCases["I went to the store. I spent $50.", Containing["Sentence", "CurrencyAmount"]]

Find all sentences in a string that contain countries:

Wolfram Language code: TextCases["I went to France. Then I went home.", Containing["Sentence", "Country"]]

Find sentences containing proper nouns:

Wolfram Language code: TextCases["John went to the store. Then he went home.", Containing["Sentence", "ProperNoun"]]

Scope  (1)

Combine Alternatives and Containing to form highly structured queries:

Wolfram Language code: TextCases["The fox chased the mouse. The mouse ran away quickly. The mouse lived in a small hole in the ground.", Containing["Sentence", "Adjective" | "Adverb"]]
Wolfram Language code: TextCases["I have a fairly clear idea of what I will buy at the store. I want shoes, a computer, and a jacket. The computer will be the most expensive, and will cost over $1000. John will like my computer.", Containing["Sentence", "CurrencyAmount" | "ProperNoun"]]

Applications  (1)

Find sentences in the Declaration of Independence that contain countries:

Wolfram Language code: decl = ExampleData[{"Text", "DeclarationOfIndependence"}];
Wolfram Language code: countries = TextCases[decl, Containing["Sentence", "Country"]];

Display the matches in a readable form:

Wolfram Language code: Column[Framed /@ countries]
Wolfram Research (2015), Containing, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2015), Containing, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2015. "Containing." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2015). Containing. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_containing, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Containing}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_containing, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Containing}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Containing.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}