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LIKE with Wildcards

Pattern Matching with LIKE

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LIKE with Wildcards

Pattern Matching with LIKE

The LIKE operator searches for patterns in text.

Wildcards

WildcardMeaning

%Any sequence of characters (0 or more)
_Any single character

Examples

-- Names starting with 'A'
SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name LIKE 'A%';

-- Names ending with 'son' SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name LIKE '%son';

-- Names containing 'ar' SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name LIKE '%ar%';

-- Exactly 4 characters SELECT * FROM products WHERE code LIKE '____';

Your Task

Find all products whose name contains the word 'Pro'.

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