Wildcard character
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Description
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Example
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%
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Any string of zero or more characters.
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WHERE title LIKE '%computer%' finds all book titles with the word 'computer' anywhere in the book title.
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_ (underscore)
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Any single character.
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WHERE au_fname LIKE '_ean' finds all four-letter first names that end with ean (Dean, Sean, and so on).
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[ ]
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Any single character within the specified range ([a-f]) or set ([abcdef]).
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WHERE au_lname LIKE '[C-P]arsen' finds author last names ending with arsen and starting with any single character between C and P, for example Carsen, Larsen, Karsen, and so on. In range searches, the characters included in the range may vary depending on the sorting rules of the collation.
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[^]
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Any single character not within the specified range ([^a-f]) or set ([^abcdef]).
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WHERE au_lname LIKE 'de[^l]%' all author last names starting with de and where the following letter is not l.
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SELECT * FROM Master.Skills WHERE SkillsName LIKE '%a-z%'
SELECT * FROM Master.Skills WHERE SkillsName LIKE '[a-z]'
SELECT * FROM Master.Skills WHERE SkillsName LIKE '[^f]'
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