SQL % Wildcards

SQL wildcards used for searching one or more characters from data in a database.

Create Table Stu_Table

create table Stu_Table(Stu_Id integer(2), Stu_Name varchar(15), Stu_Class varchar(10))

Insert data into Stu_Table

insert into Stu_Table values(1,'Komal',10);
insert into Stu_Table values(2,'Ajay',10);
insert into Stu_Table values(3,'Rakesh',10);
insert into Stu_Table values(4,'Bhanu',10);
insert into Stu_Table values(5,'Santosh',10);
insert into Stu_Table values(1,'Komal',10);

Stu_Table

Stu_Id	Stu_Name	Stu_Class
1	Komal	10
2	Ajay	10
3	Rakesh	10
4	Bhanu	10
5	Santosh	10
1	Komal	10

SQL % Wildcards Syntax

SELECT ColumnName(s)
FROM TableName
WHERE ColumnName LIKE pattern

SQL % Wildcards Query

Now we want to select the persons name those name starts with "k" from the table above.

select * from Stu_Table
where Stu_Name like 'k%'

Result

Stu_Id	Stu_Name	Stu_Class
1	Komal	10
1	Komal	10

Now we want to select the persons name those name ends with "h" from the table above.

select * from Stu_Table 
where Stu_Name like '%h'

Result

Stu_Id	Stu_Name	Stu_Class
3	Rakesh	10
5	Santosh	10

SQL % Wildcards

SQL % Wildcards

SQL % Wildcards

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