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SQLite - LIKE Clause
SQLite - LIKE Clause
SQLite LIKE operator is used to match text values against a pattern using wildcards. If the search expression can be matched to the pattern expression, the LIKE operator will return true, which is 1. There are two wildcards used in conjunction with the LIKE operator −
The percent sign (%)
The underscore (_)
The percent sign represents zero, one, or multiple numbers or characters. The underscore represents a single number or character. These symbols can be used in combinations.
Syntax
Following is the basic syntax of % and _.
SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column LIKE XXXX% or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column LIKE %XXXX% or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column LIKE XXXX_ or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column LIKE _XXXX or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column LIKE _XXXX_
You can combine N number of conditions using AND or OR operators. Here, XXXX could be any numeric or string value.
Example
Following table psts a number of examples showing WHERE part having different LIKE clause with % and _ operators.
| Sr.No. | Statement & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | WHERE SALARY LIKE 200% Finds any values that start with 200 |
| 2 | WHERE SALARY LIKE %200% Finds any values that have 200 in any position |
| 3 | WHERE SALARY LIKE _00% Finds any values that have 00 in the second and third positions |
| 4 | WHERE SALARY LIKE 2_%_% Finds any values that start with 2 and are at least 3 characters in length |
| 5 | WHERE SALARY LIKE %2 Finds any values that end with 2 |
| 6 | WHERE SALARY LIKE _2%3 Finds any values that has a 2 in the second position and ends with a 3 |
| 7 | WHERE SALARY LIKE 2___3 Finds any values in a five-digit number that starts with 2 and ends with 3 |
Let us take a real example, consider COMPANY table with the following records.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1 Paul 32 Capfornia 20000.0 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0
Following is an example, which will display all the records from COMPANY table where AGE starts with 2.
sqpte> SELECT * FROM COMPANY WHERE AGE LIKE 2% ;
This will produce the following result.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0
Following is an example, which will display all the records from COMPANY table where ADDRESS will have a hyphen (-) inside the text.
sqpte> SELECT * FROM COMPANY WHERE ADDRESS LIKE %-% ;
This will produce the following result.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0Advertisements