KwickClips Databases and SQL · 41 sec · free
What does '____' match?
Short answer. Any value with exactly four characters.
Which wildcard means one character?
The underscore.
LIKE wildcards
| Pattern | Finds |
|---|---|
| 'R%' | starts with R |
| '%a' | ends with a |
| '_e%' | 2nd letter e |
| '____' | exactly 4 |
Remember
| % any characters |
| _ exactly one character |
Percent or underscore in like? Percent is any characters. Underscore is exactly one. So R percent starts with R. Percent a ends with a. Four underscores is four letters. Percent is any text. Underscore is one character.
This clip is from the full lesson: SQL Operators: BETWEEN, IN, LIKE and IS NULL — 5 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices (065), CBSE Class 11 Information Technology (802), ICSE Class 10 Computer Applications
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