{"id":8377,"date":"2019-01-21T11:40:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T11:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2019-01-21T11:41:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T11:41:52","slug":"like-operator-in-sql-servertsql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/21\/like-operator-in-sql-servertsql\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Operator in SQL Server(TSQL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We use the LIKE operator with WHERE clause. I suggest you read the following article about WHERE clause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/05\/where-clause-in-sql-server-and-sql-server-operatorstsql\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where Clause in SQL Server and SQL Server operators(TSQL)<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We filter data with the LIKE operator by using the special symbols &#8220;%&#8221;, &#8220;_&#8221;,&#8221;[XY]&#8221;,&#8221;X-Y&#8221;,&#8221;[^XY]&#8221;,&#8221;[^X-Y]&#8221; on the WHERE clause .<\/p>\n<p>The subject will be understood more easily through examples.<\/p>\n<p>We create a table like the following and add a few records into it.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">USE [TestDB]\nGO\nCREATE TABLE [dbo].[MyTable1](\n[ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,\n[Name] [varchar](50) NULL,\n[Age] int,\n[Birthday] datetime\n) ON [PRIMARY]\nGO\nINSERT INTO [dbo].[MyTable1] VALUES ('Nurullah CAKIR',34,'1985-05-05'),('Faruk ERDEM',27,'1991-10-02')<\/pre>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">n<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ame contains &#8220;<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">A<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8221; in any where in the <\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Name<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">]<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> column:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '%A%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"WxctAYX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8379  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45aaafe4b9e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">n<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ame contains &#8220;ER&#8221; in any where in the <\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Name<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">]<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> column:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '%ER%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"jTaWrHu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8381  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ac650c718.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0begins with &#8220;N&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like 'N%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"nsOsXaF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8383  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ac9a7f9af.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0ends with &#8220;M&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '%M'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"BhkMWMO\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8385  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45acced4216.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"148\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returns the records where the second character is &#8220;U&#8221; and the third character is &#8220;R&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '_UR%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"dFWPKKt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8387  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45acf2770c1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returns the records where the third character is &#8220;R&#8221;(We used &#8220;_&#8221; two times.):<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '__R%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"tfAkali\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8389  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ad153eb80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records where the third character is &#8220;R&#8221; and whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0ends with &#8220;M&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '__R%M'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"zXXJlUo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8391  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ad3c01137.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0begins with &#8220;N&#8221; or &#8220;F&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '[NF]%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"wNbpPGb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8393  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ad5fe2aaa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0begins in the range &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;H&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '[A-H]%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"lbmboJG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8395  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ad845308d.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0not begins with &#8220;N&#8221; or &#8220;F&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '[^AF]%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"MRuwMIf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8397  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ada918051.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0not begins in the range &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;H&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] Like '[^A-H]%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"BRCzdBE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8399  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45adcf4444a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>NOT LIKE Operator:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Name]\u00a0not begins with &#8220;N&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Name] NOT Like 'N%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"lOJyWNa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8402  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ae0e6a755.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Like Operator in INT Data Types:<\/h3>\n<p>We can filter INT data type columns with the LIKE operator. Let&#8217;s filter the Age column.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"tr\">Returns the records whose<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">age <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">contains &#8220;<\/span><span lang=\"tr\">4<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8221; in any where in the <\/span><span lang=\"tr\">[Age]<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> column:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Age] Like '%4%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"hMzqnhr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8404  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ae3774ee5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Like Operator in Datetime Data Types:<\/h3>\n<p>Like Operator doesnt work correctly in datetime data types. For example the below query should return two rows. But it doesnt return anything.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Birthday] Like '19%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"ZLcOFjE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8406  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ae57cd956.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><strong>If you change the query like below, it will return:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">Select * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE [Birthday] Like '%19%'<\/pre>\n<p id=\"EXziUaJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8408  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45ae9107c35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to use Like operator in datetime data types, you should use DATEPART and SUBSTRING functions instead of it.<\/p>\n<p>The below query is equivalent with the first query(WHERE [Birthday] Like &#8216;19%&#8217;)<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SELECT * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE SUBSTRING(CAST(DATEPART(yy, [Birthday]) AS VARCHAR(4)),1,2) = 19<\/pre>\n<p id=\"oJBbyGT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8410  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45aeb677a04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returns the records whose birth month is &#8220;05&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SELECT * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE SUBSTRING(CAST(DATEPART(mm, [Birthday]) AS VARCHAR(2)),1,2) = 05<\/pre>\n<p id=\"DVcPNTQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8412  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45aed872bd7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"119\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returns the records whose birth month is &#8220;10&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SELECT * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE SUBSTRING(CAST(DATEPART(mm, [Birthday]) AS VARCHAR(2)),1,2) = 10<\/pre>\n<p id=\"bRjHZxb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8414  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45aefc6475e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returns the records whose birth day is &#8220;02&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SELECT * FROM [dbo].[MyTable1] WHERE SUBSTRING(CAST(DATEPART(dd, [Birthday]) AS VARCHAR(2)),1,2) = 02<\/pre>\n<p id=\"xgYAjEj\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8416  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c45af2748dd7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Possible Errors:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; 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