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Pattern Matching

    
/*
mysql> SELECT ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments FROM Exam
    -> WHERE Comments LIKE '%Java%';
+--------+-------------+-----------------+
| ExamID | SustainedOn | Comments        |
+--------+-------------+-----------------+
|      1 | 2003-03-12  | Java Test       |
|      3 | 2005-03-11  | JavaScript Test |
+--------+-------------+-----------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)


*/
/* Prepare the data */ 
DROP TABLE Exam;

CREATE TABLE Exam (
   ExamID      INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
   SustainedOn DATE,
   Comments    VARCHAR(255)

)TYPE = InnoDB;


/* Insert data for testing */ 
INSERT INTO Exam (ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments) VALUES (1,'2003-03-12','Java Test');
INSERT INTO Exam (ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments) VALUES (2,'2004-03-13','C# test');
INSERT INTO Exam (ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments) VALUES (3,'2005-03-11','JavaScript Test');
  
/* Real command */
SELECT ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments FROM Exam 
WHERE Comments LIKE '%Java%';

           
         
    
    
    
  








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