REGEXP_LIKE_UDF (STRING, STRING)

Definition

This user-defined function (UDF) is used to support the Oracle REGEXP_LIKE functionality.

REGEXP_LIKE_UDF(COL STRING, PATTERN STRING) 

Parameters

COL STRING

The string to be evaluated with the pattern.

PATTERN STRING

The pattern to be checked.

Returns

Returns a boolean expression. True if the pattern matches the string; otherwise, false.

Usage example

Input:

SELECT REGEXP_LIKE_UDF('San Francisco', 'San* [fF].*');

Output:

TRUE