Markus wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 5478 > Logged by: Markus > Email address: markus.her...@outpost24.com > PostgreSQL version: PostgreSQL 8.4. > Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04 > Description: ILIKE operator returns wrong result > Details: > > The following query > > select 'ba' ilike '%__%'; > > return true as expected in 8.2 but false in 8.4.
I can confirm the odd behavior in current CVS: test=> select 'ba' ilike '%__%'; ?column? ---------- f (1 row) test=> select 'ba' like '__'; ?column? ---------- t (1 row) test=> select 'ba' like '__%'; ?column? ---------- t (1 row) test=> select 'ba' like '%_%'; ?column? ---------- t (1 row) It seems to be the leading '%' it does not like. Our docs clearly state your syntax is recommended: LIKE pattern matching always covers the entire string. Therefore, to match a sequence anywhere within a string, the pattern must start and end with a percent sign. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs