PostgreSQL ILIKE Operator

PostgreSQL ILIKE Operator can be used instead of LIKE to make the match case-insensitive according to the active locale. ILIKE is same as LIKE operator except case-insensitive operation.

Using LIKE Operator.

1. Find the employees whose name starts with a

select * from emp where ename LIKE 'a%';

Output:

Using ILIKE operator

2. Find the employees whose name starts with a

select * from emp where ename ILIKE 'a%';

Output: