LIKE Predicate

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LIKE PREDICATE

Class

SQL Applications


Purpose

Special predicate


Syntax

<expression1> [NOT] LIKE <expression2>


See Also

PREDICATES, INSERT, 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

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


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer