1.21. SQLite Glob clause

SQLite’s GLOB Operator is a text value that matches the pattern specified by a wildcard. If the search expression matches the pattern expression, the GLOB operator returns true, which is 1. Unlike the LIKE operator, GLOB is case-sensitive and follows the syntax of UNIX for the following wildcards.

Asterisk (*)
Question mark (?)

The asterisk (*) represents zero, one, or more numbers or characters. The question mark (?) represents a single number or character. These symbols can be combined.

1.21.1. Grammar ¶

* and? The basic syntax is as follows:

SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column GLOB 'XXXX*' or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column GLOB '*XXXX*' or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column GLOB 'XXXX?' or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column GLOB '?XXXX' or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column GLOB '?XXXX?' or SELECT FROM table_name WHERE column GLOB '????' 

You can use the AND Or OR Operator to combine N quantity conditions. Here, XXXX can be any number or string value.

1.21.2. Example ¶

The following examples demonstrate the presence of’* ‘and’?’ Where the GLOB clause of the operator is different:

Statement	Description
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '200*'`	Find any value that starts with 200
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '200'`	Find any value that contains 200 anywhere
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '?00*'`	Find any value of the second and third bits that are 00
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '2??'`	Find any value that starts with 2 and is at least 3 characters long
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '*2'`	Find any value that ends in 2
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '?2*3'`	Find any value whose second bit is 2 and ends with 3
`WHERE SALARY GLOB '2???3'`	Find any value with a length of 5 digits that begins with 2 and ends with 3

Let’s give a practical example, assuming COMPANY The table has the following records:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1 Paul 32 California 20000.0 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0 

Here is an example that shows COMPANY In the table AGE All records that begin with 2:

sqlite> SELECT * FROM COMPANY WHERE AGE GLOB '2*'; 

This will produce the following results:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0 

Here is an example that shows COMPANY In the table ADDRESS All records in the text that contain a hyphen (-):

sqlite> SELECT * FROM COMPANY WHERE ADDRESS GLOB '*-*'; 

This will produce the following results:

ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 