Wild Patterns
Some attribute values allow wild patterns to be specified. You can use the following wild characters in a pattern string:
Wild Character | Function |
---|---|
* |
Matches zero or more characters. |
? |
Matches a single character. |
This following examples illustrate how wild patterns work:
Pattern | Description | Match | No Match |
---|---|---|---|
A* |
Match any string that starts with the letter A. | A AB ABCDEFGH |
B BA |
*Z |
Match any string that ends in the letter Z. | Z WXYZ |
ZA AZA |
A??DE |
Match a string that starts with A, followed by exactly two characters, followed by DE. | ABCDE AXYDE |
ABCDEF AXYZDE |
A*DE |
Match a string that starts with A and ends with the letters DE. | ABCDE AXXXXXDE |
ABCDEF |
* |
Match any string. | Z ABCDEFGH |