SQL LIKE query Exercise questions with solution to match string using wildcards

Display all records who’s name starts with John
Display all records who’s name ends with John
Display all records who’s name have John ( can be any where )
Display all records who’s name starts with A and ends with n
Display all records who’s name have no ( case sensitive )
Display all records who got mark in nineties but not equal to 100
Display all records who have alex or deo any where in name column
Display all records who have alex and Jon any where in name column
Display all records who have alex or Jon any where in name column
Display all records who have ro any where in name column and got mark in nineties

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Solution ( Query ) USE my_db;

SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE 'John%'; # 1 , starting with John
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE '%John'; # 2 , ending with John
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE '%John%'; # 3 , Any where John is there
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE 'A%n'; # 4 , Starts with A and ends with n
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE binary '%no%'; # 5 , Case sensitive search
SELECT * FROM student WHERE mark LIKE '9_'; # 6 , Mark in nineties
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE '%alex%' OR name like '%deo%'; # 7 , alex or deo
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE '%alex%' AND name like '%John%'; # 8 , alex and John
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE '%alex%' OR name like '%John%'; # 9 , alex OR John
SELECT * FROM student WHERE name LIKE '%ro%' AND mark LIKE '9_'; # 10 , ro AND Mark in nineties

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Video Tutorial on LIKE Query with AND , OR NOT combinations.

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