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

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Karsten Hilbert schrieb am 17.01.2017 um 14:42:
>> I recently stumbled over the need to use a wildcard escape character for a condition that makes use of LIKE ANY, something like:
>>
>>    select *
>>    from some_table
>>    where name like any (array['foo_bar%', 'bar_foo%']) escape '/';
>>
>> so that the underscore wouldn't be treated as a wildard
> 
> May I ask for clarification:
> 
> Do you need to have the _ NOT be recognized as a wildcard ?

Yes, the underscore should NOT be a wildcard in this case. 
 
Now that I think about it - my question actually doesn't make sense. 

In order to be able to _use_ an escape character I would need to supply one. 
And if I can supply one, I can use the standard one as well. 

Sorry for the noise



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