I am a bit lost here, i have been searching this for sometime. I

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Asked: June 16, 20262026-06-16T04:03:55+00:00 2026-06-16T04:03:55+00:00

I am a bit lost here, i have been searching this for sometime.

I have a string $#897950%-1. Now i need to see if it contains a -1 in it. I tried

str.contains("-1") but it did not work. Can someone guide me to solve this ?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-16T04:03:56+00:00

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I tried it out as:

public static void main(String ar[]){
    String str="$#897950%-1";
    System.out.println(str.contains("-1"));
}

And See, what eclipse saw me, (It just work fine and gave me true as output):

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