TranslateVBLikePattern Method
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SqlHelpers.TranslateVBLikePattern Method

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

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

Translates a search pattern for the Visual Basic Like operator to a search pattern for the SQL Server LIKE operator.

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

'Declaration
Public Shared Function TranslateVBLikePattern ( _
	pattern As String, _
	escape As Char _
) As String

Parameters

pattern
Type: System.String
The Visual Basic Like search pattern to translate to a SQL Server LIKE search pattern.
escape
Type: System.Char
The character to use to escape special SQL characters or the escape character itself.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A search pattern for the SQL Server LIKE operator that corresponds to the specified Visual Basic Like search pattern.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0

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