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Can't we use [specifier] with like operator with Oracle?

When using the LIKE operator in oracle for matching anyone of the characters can't I use [specifier] For eg. Find out the Customer's name starting with either 's' or 'r' SO we can't write query as " select * from emp where customer LIKE '[sr]%'";

Can't we use "[]" braces with LIKE operator in ORACLE?

Solution

  • No, LIKE does not do that.

    But you can use regular expressions.

    select * from emp where REGEXP_LIKE (customer, '^[sr].*');