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Looking for a string within a string

If you need to check whether an expression exists within a string, you can use the CHARINDEX() function. This function returns the position of the expression you are searching within the string.

The syntax is: CHARINDEX(expression_to_find, expression_to_search [, start_location])

In this exercise, you are going to use the voters table to search for information about the voters whose names meet several conditions.

Instructions 1/3
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  • 1

    Restrict the query to select only the voters whose first name contains the expression "dan".

  • 2

    Restrict the query to select the voters with "dan" in the first_name and "z" in the last_name.

  • 3

    Restrict the query to select the voters with "dan" in the first_name and DO NOT have the letter "z" in the last_name.