JavaScript operator similar to SQL like

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Possible Duplicate    Emulating SQL LIKE in JavaScript     Is there an operator in JavaScript which is similar to the like operator in SQL  Explanations and examples are appreciated

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No  there isn t any   The list of comparison operators are listed here   Comparison Operators  For your requirement the best option would be regular expressions

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You can use regular expressions in Javascript to do pattern matching of strings   For example   var s    hello world    if  s match  hello             do something     The match   test is much like WHERE s LIKE  hello   in SQL

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Use the string objects Match method      Match a string that ends with abc  similar to LIKE   abc  if  theString match     abc               Match found          Match a string that starts with abc  similar to LIKE  abc   if  theString match   abc                 Match found

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No   You want to use   indexOf  foo   and then check the index  If it s    0  it contains that string

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You can check the String match   or the String indexOf   methods

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No there isn t  but you can check out indexOf as a starting point to developing your own  and or look into regular expressions  It would be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the JavaScript string functions   EDIT  This has been answered before   Emulating SQL LIKE in JavaScript

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