Question

Usually, I use

SELECT * FROM tableName WHERE fieldName LIKE '%string%'

to find every row in tableName where the value of fieldName contains the string ‘string’.
How can I find every row in tableName where the value of fieldName is contained in the string ‘string’?

For example, in the following table

names

FirstName | LastName
Bob       | Dylan
Bob       | Marley

I would like to use the string “Bob Marley” in order to find [Bob | Marley] and [Bob | Dylan], so I would say: Find all rows in names where the value of FirstName is contained in “Bob Marley”

I thought of this:

SELECT * FROM tableName WHERE 'string' LIKE %fieldName%

but it doesn’t work.

Answer 1

Thanks to Chris Nielsen and mmayo, I found this working solution:

Select * From names where 'Bob Marley' Like CONCAT('%', FirstName, '%')