# need help on  assigning a variable when string  contains

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-assigning-a-variable-when-string-contains/35382>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-assigning-a-variable-when-string-contains/35382 "2021-06-21T15:42:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sridhar\_Sambu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Sridhar\_Sambu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sridhar_Sambu)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-assigning-a-variable-when-string-contains/35382/1 "2021-06-21T15:42:12Z")

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- name: abc  
set\_fact:  
Var1: “TestVarable”

when: “{{‘prod’ in env}}”

I will pass env as prod so it should pick var1 as Testvariable.

Please help on correct syntax

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**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-assigning-a-variable-when-string-contains/35382/2 "2021-06-21T16:58:45Z")

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> - name: abc  
> set\_fact:  
> Var1: "TestVarable"  
> when: "{{'prod' in env}}"
> 
> I will pass env as prod so it should pick var1 as Testvariable.
> 
> Please help on correct syntax

Hello Sridhar,

the when: condition is always evaluated as Jinja, so remove the curly braces:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when: "'prod' in env"

Regards  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Racke

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**Author:** ![Sridhar\_Sambu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Sridhar\_Sambu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sridhar_Sambu)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-assigning-a-variable-when-string-contains/35382/3 "2021-06-21T18:45:21Z")

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Thank you