Like Method (String, String)
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SqlMethods.Like Method (String, String)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Determines whether a specific character string matches a specified pattern. This method is currently only supported in LINQ to SQL queries.

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq.SqlClient
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Like ( _
	matchExpression As String, _
	pattern As String _
) As Boolean

Parameters

matchExpression
Type: System.String
The string to be searched for a match.
pattern
Type: System.String
The pattern, which may include wildcard characters, to match in matchExpression.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if matchExpression matches the pattern; otherwise, false.

The SQL Server LIKE functionality cannot be exposed through translation of existing common language runtime (CLR) and .NET Framework constructs, and is unsupported outside of a LINQ to SQL context. The use of this method outside of LINQ to SQL will always throw an exception of type NotSupportedException.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0

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