wildcard
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd/
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- Is there an easy way to do this via criteria or any other easy trick to denote a 'like' or 'wildcard' match on a string field that I am overlooking?
Examples
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Your LIKE expression is also probably not doing what you intended; you probably meant % instead of *, since % is the SQL wildcard.
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In fact, for a long time my default has been to use it without the wildcard.
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Note the SQL wildcard % is doubled to escape it, so it results in a single % in the final SQL.
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It allows you to create wildcard entries like .dev, which saves a lot of effort editing the /etc/hosts file.
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This seems like a very simple question, but searching for 'like' isn't very helpful, and searching wildcards for csla isn't coming up with any usable results.
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Then it is just a matter of counting how many possible settings there are with both * and # wildcards and removing duplicates from there (*#212 will yield the same results as #*212), and problem B is solved.
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You can use a wildcard character, such as *, to represent any value in a database search.
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When searching for files, entering *.txt as a wildcard will display all text documents.
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In programming, a wildcard can simplify queries by allowing flexible matching of strings.
Synonyms
A star symbol used in searches and commands to stand for many letters or words
How General
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wildcard is also used for a sign in searches and computing, from the same idea of a wild card that can mean 'any' value. So a search 'wildcard' like the star sign '*' stands for different letters or words and helps you find many items.