{"id":171965,"date":"2026-02-19T20:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/?p=171965"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:06:34","slug":"like-sql-how-to-use-this-search-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/like-sql-how-to-use-this-search-function","title":{"rendered":"LIKE SQL: How to use this search function"},"content":{"rendered":"

Developers and data experts can use SQL to communicate with databases. Thanks to various queries, you can select certain information, update a table, add data, delete data, and so on. Among the commands you need to know is the LIKE SQL query.<\/strong><\/p>\nBut what is it used for? How do you use it? Discover the answers with a few examples of concrete applications.\n

Definition of LIKE SQL<\/h2>\nThe LIKE operator is one of the essential commands of the SQL computer language<\/a>. Its purpose is to search for specific data within a table. To achieve this, LIKE SQL uses templates to define exactly what you need. For example, if you want to select customers whose names start with “de” or end with “in”, etc., you can use the “in” and “out” patterns.\n\n?Related articles:\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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How do I use LIKE SQL?<\/h2>
\"A<\/figure>\nTo use the LIKE SQL query,<\/strong> the most common syntax is as follows:\n\nSELECT *\nFROM table\nWHERE column LIKE model\n\nWith this command, you can select data within a table, in a column, according to the model defined by LIKE SQL. But what is this search pattern?<\/a>\n\nIt’s defined by wildcards. These replace the other characters in your string. There are two main wildcards. These are :\n\n%: represents all other characters.\n_: represents a single character.\n\nFrom there, here are the possible combinations:\n