Difference between revisions of "LIKE Predicate"

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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[SQL Predicates|PREDICATES]], [[SQL INSERT|INSERT]], [[SQL SELECT|SELECT]], [[SQL UPDATE|UPDATE]]
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[[SQL INSERT|INSERT]], [[SQL Predicates|PREDICATES]], [[SQL SELECT|SELECT]], [[SQL UPDATE|UPDATE]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 17:20, 22 December 2009

Purpose

Special predicate


Syntax

<expression1> [NOT] LIKE <expression2>


See Also

INSERT, PREDICATES, SELECT, UPDATE


Description

LIKE is a special predicate to evaluate whether the specified <expression1> matches <expression2>. The <expression2> can contain the following wildcards:


Operator Description
_ Any single character
% Zero or more characters


The optional NOT evaluates whether the specified <expression1> does not match <expression2>.


Example

SELECT name, address, balance, cost*1.15;
  FROM accounts;
  WHERE paid_date < date() AND name LIKE "%inc%";
  ORDER BY name, paid_date


Products

Recital, Recital Server