Syntax error How to search for the exact string value in MySQL?

How to search for the exact string value in MySQL?



To search for the exact string value, use the concept of COLLATE. Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable1620
    -> (
    -> Subject varchar(20)
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.42 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable1620 values('mysql');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable1620 values('MySql');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable1620 values('mYSQL');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable1620 values('MySQL');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.26 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable1620 values('MYSQL');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select * from DemoTable1620;

This will produce the following output −

+---------+
| Subject |
+---------+
| mysql   |
| MySql   |
| mYSQL   |
| MySQL   |
| MYSQL   |
+---------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Following is the query to search for the exact string value in MySQL −

mysql> select * from DemoTable1620 where Subject collate utf8_bin = 'MySQL';

This will produce the following output −

+---------+
| Subject |
+---------+
| MySQL   |
+---------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-11-08T11:10:21+05:30

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