Like Operator
Syntax
Group
Description
Return the True if str1 matches pattern str2. The pattern in str2 is one or more of the special character sequences shown in the following table.
Char(s) |
Description |
? |
Match any single character. |
* |
Match zero or more characters. |
# |
Match a single digit (0-9). |
[charlist] |
Match any char in the list. |
[!charlist] |
Match any char not in the list. |
Example
Sub Main
Debug.Print "abcdfgcdefg" Like "" ' False
Debug.Print "abcdfgcdefg" Like "a*g" ' True
Debug.Print "abcdfgcdefg" Like "a*cde*g" ' True
Debug.Print "abcdfgcdefg" Like "a*cd*cd*g" ' True
Debug.Print "abcdfgcdefg" Like "a*cd*cd*g" ' True
Debug.Print "00aa" Like "####" ' False
Debug.Print "00aa" Like "????" ' True
Debug.Print "00aa" Like "##??" ' True
Debug.Print "00aa" Like "*##*" ' True
Debug.Print "hk" Like "hk*" ' True
End Sub