LIKE CLAUSE

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MySQL - Like Clause

MySQL LIKE condition allows wildcards to be used in the WHERE clause of a SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement. This allows you to perform pattern matching.

Syntax

The syntax for the LIKE Condition in MySQL is:

expression LIKE pattern [ ESCAPE 'escape_character' ]

Parameters or Arguments :

Expression :

A character expression such as a column or field.

pattern :

A character expression that contains pattern matching. The patterns that you can choose from are:

Wildcard	Explanation
%	Allows you to match any string of any length (including zero length)
_	Allows you to match on a single character

escape_character :

Optional. It allows you to test for literal instances of a wildcard character such as % or _. If you do not provide the escape_character, MySQL assumes that "\" is the escape_character.

EXAMPLE :

SELECT * FROM studentinfo
WHERE StudentName LIKE 'S%';

StudentID	StudentName	Studentclass
5	Sahayana	Sixth
6	Sweekrutha	Sixth

Example - Using _ wildcard (underscore wildcard) :

SELECT StudentName 
FROM studentinfo
WHERE StudentName LIKE 'Ajaa_hi';


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| StudentName     |
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| Ajaashi         |
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