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Version: 3.4

regexp

Checks whether a given expression matches the regular expression specified by pattern. If yes, 1 is returned. Otherwise, 0 is returned. NULL is returned if any of the input parameter is NULL.

regexp() supports more complex matching conditions than like().

Syntax​

BOOLEAN regexp(VARCHAR expr, VARCHAR pattern);

Parameters​

  • expr: the string expression. The supported data type is VARCHAR.

  • pattern: the pattern to match. The supported data type is VARCHAR.

Return value​

Returns a BOOLEAN value.

Examples​

mysql> select regexp("abc123","abc*");
+--------------------------+
| regexp('abc123', 'abc*') |
+--------------------------+
|                        1 |
+--------------------------+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)

select regexp("abc123","xyz*");
+--------------------------+
| regexp('abc123', 'xyz*') |
+--------------------------+
|                        0 |
+--------------------------+

Keywords​

regexp, regular