match_expression [NOT] LIKE pattern [ESCAPE escape_character]
Arguments
match_expression
Is any valid SQL Server expression of character string data type.
pattern
Is the pattern to search for in match_expression, and can include these valid SQL Server wildcard characters.
Wildcard character Description Example
% Any string of zero or more characters. WHERE title LIKE ?computer%?finds all book titles with the word 慶omputer?anywhere in the book title.
_ (underscore) Any single character. WHERE au_fname LIKE 慱ean?finds all four-letter first names that end with ean (Dean, Sean, and so on).
[ ] Any single character within the specified range ([a-f]) or set ([abcdef]). WHERE au_lname LIKE 慬C-P]arsen?finds author last names ending with arsen and beginning with any single character between C and P, for example Carsen, Larsen, Karsen, and so on.
[^] Any single character not within the specified range ([^a-f]) or set ([^abcdef]). WHERE au_lname LIKE 慸e[^l]%?all author last names beginning with de and where the following letter is not l.