How to Use Multiple Like Conditions in SQL

Here is an example on how to use multiple LIKE conditions in WHERE clause of SQL.

How to Use Like in SQL

SQL where clause fetches records quickly when you give conditions correctly. The conditions should be indexed table columns. And, many a time, you need to filter records using like conditions.

Sometimes you need multiple conditions of matching or not matching. This post covers how to use the Multiple Like in Where clause of SQL.

Not only LIKE, but you can also use multiple NOT LIKE conditions in SQL. You will get records of matching/non-matching characters with the LIKE – this you can achieve by percentile (%) wildcard character.

Below use cases, help you know how to use single and multiple like conditions.

1. How to use Single LIKE condition
2. How to use multiple LIKE Conditions
3. Real-life example with multiple LIKE conditions
4. How to use multiple NOT LIKE conditions

How to use Single Like condition

Below is the simple SQL to give Like condition in Where clause. It is with single Like.

select column1, column2, column3
where
column1 like '05%'
from my_table;

How to give Multiple Like Conditions

Below example says, general syntax of usage of multiple like conditions in Where clause.

select column1, column2, column3
where
(column1 like '05%' 
or column1 like '06%' 
or column1 like '07%')
from my_table;

Real-life example with multiple Like conditions

Below example is to get records from TRAVEL-DET table (travel details table).

select country_cde, date, name, age
where
(country_cde like 'BR%' 
or country_cde like 'US%' 
or country_cde like 'CA%')
from travel_det;

In the above example, I did filter records of matching with either Brazil (BRA), the United States of America (USA), and Canada(CAN).

How to use multiple NOT LIKE conditions

select country_cde, date, name, age
where
(country_cde not like 'BR%'
or country_cde not like 'US%'
or country_cde not like 'CA%')
from travel_det;

In the above example, you will get records of not matching with Brazil (BRA), the United States of America (USA), and Canada(CAN).

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