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Re: Is it possible to specify an ESCAPE for a wildcard search using LIKE ANY (...)

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Tom Lane schrieb am 17.01.2017 um 13:41:
> Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@xxxxxxx> writes:
>> So my question is: Is there any way to specify an alternate wildcard escape when using LIKE ANY (..)? 
> 
> No, not with ESCAPE.  [ manfully resists temptation to run down SQL
> committee's ability to design composable syntax ... oops ]
> 
> You could do what PG does under the hood, which is to run the pattern
> through like_escape():
> 
>  select *
>    from some_table
>    where name like any (array[like_escape('foo_bar%', '/'),
>                               like_escape('bar_foo%', '/')]);
> 
> If that seems too verbose, maybe build a function to apply like_escape
> to each member of an array.

OK, thanks. 

I was trying to avoid to actually change the input list, but apparently there is no other way. 






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