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Expr REGEXP pat, expr RLIKE pat
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Returns 1 if expr matches pat; otherwise it returns 0.
If either expr or pat is NULL, the result is NULL.
REGEXP is not case sensitive, except when used with binary strings.
RLIKE is a synonym for REGEXP.
mysql>
mysql> SELECT 'ABCDEF' REGEXP 'A%C%%';
+-------------------------+
| 'ABCDEF' REGEXP 'A%C%%' |
+-------------------------+
| 0 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT 'ABCDE' REGEXP '.*';
+---------------------+
| 'ABCDE' REGEXP '.*' |
+---------------------+
| 1 |
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT 'new*\n*line' REGEXP 'new\\*.\\*line';
+---------------------------------------+
| 'new*\n*line' REGEXP 'new\\*.\\*line' |
+---------------------------------------+
| 1 |
+---------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
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