String functions
ILIKE
Reference material for ILIKE function
Allows matching of strings based on comparison to a pattern. ILIKE
is normally used as part of a WHERE
clause. ILIKE
is case-insensitive; use LIKE for case-sensitive pattern matching. Note that Firebolt uses the POSIX
locale, which means that it only classifies the ASCII letters “A” through “Z” and “a” through “z” as letters.
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Supported input types |
---|---|---|
<expression> | Any expression that evaluates to TEXT | TEXT |
<pattern> | Specifies the pattern to match (case-insensitive). | TEXT constant. SQL wildcards are supported: * Use an underscore ( _ ) to match any single character* Use a percent sign ( % ) to match any number of any characters, including no characters. |
Return Type
BOOLEAN
Example
Find nicknames from the players
table that partially match the string “Joe” and any following characters as follows:
Returns:
playerid | nickname | |
---|---|---|
160 | joedavis | cgarcia@example.org |
519 | joe79 | jennifer10@example.net |
3692 | joeli | cperez@example.net |
3891 | joel11 | joanncain@example.net |
4233 | joellong | millerholly@example.net |
4627 | joebowen | amandalewis@example.net |
Unicode Behavior
Firebolt uses the POSIX
locale, therefore ILIKE
case insensitivity is limited to ASCII characters. The uppercase and lowercase versions of non-ASCII characters are not matched: