Re: BUG #14512: Backslashes in LIKE

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Vojtěch Rylko <vojta(dot)rylko(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #14512: Backslashes in LIKE
Date: 2017-01-24 17:32:18
Message-ID: CAKFQuwZkWcyFgib+nrBw59WnZUrFB6BLw004MhH0Yu+rPYMODw@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 10:25 AM, <vojta(dot)rylko(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 14512
> Logged by: Vojtěch Rylko
> Email address: vojta(dot)rylko(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.5.5
> Operating system: Linux 3.19.0-32-generic x86_64
> Description:
>
> Hi, LIKE behaves differently depending on left side.
>
>
​???​

> > select 1 where '\' like '\\\'; -- one and three backslashes
> ?column?
> ----------
> (0 rows)
>
> > select 1 where '\\' like '\\\'; -- two and three backslashes
> ERROR: LIKE pattern must not end with escape character
>
>
​The right-hand side is the "pattern" - i.e., <\\\> - which ends with the
escape...

​David J.

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