minContains : Integer

minContains

Integer

The number of times that the contains keyword (if set) successfully validates against the instance must be greater than or equal to the given integer.

Kind	Assertion
Applies To	Array
Dialect	2020-12
Introduced In	2019-09
Vocabulary	Validation
Specification	https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-validation.html#section-6.4.5
Metaschema	https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/meta/validation
Affected By	contains (Vocabulary: Applicator)
Also see	maxContains (Vocabulary: Validation) prefixItems (Vocabulary: Applicator) items (Vocabulary: Applicator)

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