SQLite Like % and _

Question

I can\'t figure out what the underscore character does in an SQLite like statement. The wildcard character, %, is probably the same as in most othe

Answer 1

Addendum to @Benoit's answer:

The ESCAPE applies to the most recent LIKE expression, not all LIKE expressions. To escape all you must use ESCAPE multiple times, such as below.

WHERE foo LIKE '%bar^%%' ESCAPE '^' AND foo LIKE '%baz^_%' ESCAPE '^'

This predicate matches values of foo which contain bar%, or baz plus any character.