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/*
mysql> select * from Bird;
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+------------+
| name | owner | species | sex | birth | death |
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+------------+
| BlueBird | Joe | Car | f | 1999-03-30 | NULL |
| RedBird | Yin | Bus | m | 1979-04-30 | 0000-00-00 |
| RedBird | Yin | Bus | m | 1998-01-30 | NULL |
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> /* To find names containing exactly five characters, use '^' and '$' to m
atch the beginning and end of the name, and five instances of '.' in between:
mysql> */
mysql> SELECT * FROM Bird WHERE name REGEXP '^.....$';
Empty set (0.00 sec)
*/
Drop table Bird;
CREATE TABLE Bird (
name VARCHAR(20),
owner VARCHAR(20),
species VARCHAR(20),
sex CHAR(1),
birth DATE,
death DATE
);
INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('BlueBird','Joe','Car','f','1999-03-30',NULL);
INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Bus','m','1979-04-30',1998-01-30);
INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Bus','m','1998-01-30',NULL);
select * from Bird;
/* To find names containing exactly five characters, use '^' and '$' to match the beginning and end of the name, and five instances of '.' in between:
*/
SELECT * FROM Bird WHERE name REGEXP '^.....$';
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