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Operators

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An operator performs on separate data items and returns a result. The data items are called operands or arguments. Operators are mentioned by special characters or by keywords.

Operator

Description

=

Equals (all types).

<

Less than (number types only).

>

Greater than (number types only).

<=

Less than or equal to (number types only).

>=

Greater than or equal to (number types only).

<>

Not equal to (all types).

(not)? like

Compare to a string supporting the % character as a symbol to any string (string types only).

(not)? between

Check if an identifier is between two values (number types only).

(not)? in

Check if an identifier is in a list of values (all types).

(not)? matches

Perform a regular expression match (string types only).

(not)? contains

Perform a simple and fast string match (string types only).

length

When inserted before an identifier, indicates a condition on the field's length. For example:

  • length statement > 1024 catches statements longer than 1024 bytes.

  • length user < 10 catches SQL statements where a DB user name length is shorter than 10 characters.