SQL 'LIKE' query using '%' where the search criteria contains '%'

Question

I have an SQL query as below.

Select * from table 
where name like \'%\' + search_criteria + \'%\' 

If search_criteria = \'abc\', it will r

Answer 1

The easiest solution is to dispense with "like" altogether:

Select * 
from table
where charindex(search_criteria, name) > 0

I prefer charindex over like. Historically, it had better performance, but I'm not sure if it makes much of difference now.