Pattern Matching
/*
mysql> SELECT ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments FROM Exam
-> WHERE Comments LIKE '%Java%';
+--------+-------------+-----------------+
| ExamID | SustainedOn | Comments |
+--------+-------------+-----------------+
| 1 | 2003-03-12 | Java Test |
| 3 | 2005-03-11 | JavaScript Test |
+--------+-------------+-----------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
*/
/* Prepare the data */
DROP TABLE Exam;
CREATE TABLE Exam (
ExamID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
SustainedOn DATE,
Comments VARCHAR(255)
)TYPE = InnoDB;
/* Insert data for testing */
INSERT INTO Exam (ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments) VALUES (1,'2003-03-12','Java Test');
INSERT INTO Exam (ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments) VALUES (2,'2004-03-13','C# test');
INSERT INTO Exam (ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments) VALUES (3,'2005-03-11','JavaScript Test');
/* Real command */
SELECT ExamID,SustainedOn,Comments FROM Exam
WHERE Comments LIKE '%Java%';
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