How to implement a SQL like 'LIKE' operator in java?

Question

I need a comparator in java which has the same semantics as the sql \'like\' operator. For example:

myComparator.like(\"digital\",\"%ital%\");
myComparator.l         


        

Answer 1

Check out https://github.com/hrakaroo/glob-library-java.

It's a zero dependency library in Java for doing glob (and sql like) type of comparisons. Over a large data set it is faster than translating to a regular expression.

Basic syntax

MatchingEngine m = GlobPattern.compile("dog%cat\%goat_", '%', '_', GlobPattern.HANDLE_ESCAPES);
if (m.matches(str)) { ... }