How to Work with Like Operator in SQL

In this article I am going to explain how to work with like Operator in SQL.
  • 1958

Introduction

In this article I am going to explain how to work with between like in SQL. Like operator is used to find data that match a string pattern called mask. You can use a special character within mask known as wildcard. Wildcard is responsible for determining which value in column satisfy the condition.

We can also use NOT key word before the like keyword.  

We use comparison  operator with WHERE clause. We use it to find the specific record into result set from table stored in database. It is used to fetch specific row or specific record based on comparison.

Wildcard symbols

Sign of Operator Name of Operator
 % Matches ant string to zero or more character
- Matches any single character
[ ] Matches a single character listed with in bracket
[ - ] Matches a single character within the given range
[ ^] Matches a single character not listed after the caret

Example

select * from mcnemp
where name like 'sh%'

Output

Clipboard16.jpg


© 2020 DotNetHeaven. All rights reserved.