LIKE

SyntaxSyntax

string_1 [ NOT ] LIKE string_2

DescriptionDescription

Matches the string string_1 to the template string_2 and returns TRUE on match.
You can specify the value in string_2 or use the % character to match a string of any length.

The string_1 NOT LIKE option returns the opposite value.

When comparing values, the function is case-sensitive. You can use LIKE along with UPPER or LOWER for case-insensitive comparison.

Argument types:

• string_1 — String
• string_2 — String

Return type: Boolean

ExamplesExamples

"raspberry" LIKE "%spb%" = TRUE

"raspberry" LIKE "%SPB%" = FALSE

"raspberry" NOT LIKE "%spb%" = FALSE

IF([Country] LIKE 'RU', 'Y', 'N')

IF([Phone] LIKE '+7%', 'RU', 'notRU')

UPPER("raspberry") LIKE "%SPB%" = TRUE

UPPER("West") LIKE "WEST" = TRUE

Data source supportData source support

ClickHouse 21.8, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (14.0), MySQL 5.7, Oracle Database 12c (12.1), PostgreSQL 9.3, YDB.