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Filter employees using REGEXP pattern for email

The query

SQL
SELECT first_name, last_name, email
FROM employees
WHERE email ~* '^[a-z0-9._%+-]+@xperi.com$';
Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“~ is regex match (case-sensitive), ~* is case-insensitive. Use for complex patterns.

Tables referenced

  • employees10 cols

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Compiled for Postgres 16 · MMXXVI