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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T13:36:33+00:00 2026-05-20T13:36:33+00:00

I would like to select a boolean of whether or not a column begins

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I would like to select a boolean of whether or not a column begins with a certain string.

SELECT (name LIKE 'foo%') AS isFoo FROM bar;

Is there a way to do this without using an inline CASE?

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    2026-05-20T13:36:34+00:00Added an answer on May 20, 2026 at 1:36 pm

    No

    There is neither implicit boolean CAST in SQL Server nor a boolean type

    SELECT CAST(CASE WHEN name LIKE 'foo%' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS bit) AS isFoo
    FROM bar;
    
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