Like Operator

Syntax

str1 Like str2

Group

Operator

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