How To Use LIKE Conditions
Q
How To Use LIKE Conditions? - Oracle DBA FAQ - Understanding SQL Basics
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A
LIKE condition is also called pattern patch. There 3 main rules on using LIKE condition:
- '_' is used in the pattern to match any one character.
- '%' is used in the pattern to match any zero or more characters.
- ESCAPE clause is used to provide the escape character in the pattern.
The following script provides you some good pattern matching examples:
SELECT CASE WHEN 'FYICenter.com' LIKE '%Center%' THEN 'TRUE' ELSE 'FALSE' END FROM DUAL; TRUE SELECT CASE WHEN 'FYICenter.com' LIKE '%CENTER%' THEN 'TRUE' ELSE 'FALSE' END FROM DUAL; -- Case sensitive by default FALSE SELECT CASE WHEN 'FYICenter.com' LIKE '%Center_com' THEN 'TRUE' ELSE 'FALSE' END FROM DUAL; TRUE SELECT CASE WHEN '100% correct' LIKE '100\% %' ESCAPE '\' THEN 'TRUE' ELSE 'FALSE' END FROM DUAL; TRUE
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