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<replaceable>string</replaceable> NOT SIMILAR TO <replaceable>pattern</replaceable><optional>ESCAPE <replaceable>escape-character</replaceable></optional>
</synopsis>
<para>
The <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator returns true or
false depending on whether its pattern matches the given string.
It is much like <function>LIKE</function>, except that it
interprets the pattern using the SQL standard's definition of a
regular expression. SQL regular expressions are a curious cross
between <function>LIKE</function> notation and common regular
expression notation.
</para>
<para>
The <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator returns true or
false depending on whether its pattern matches the given string.
It is much like <function>LIKE</function>, except that it
interprets the pattern using the SQL standard's definition of a
regular expression. SQL regular expressions are a curious cross
between <function>LIKE</function> notation and common regular
expression notation.
</para>
<para>
Like <function>LIKE</function>, the <function>SIMILAR TO</function>
operator succeeds only if its pattern matches the entire string;
this is unlike common regular expression practice, wherein the pattern