Predicates

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW) SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric SQL database in Microsoft Fabric

A predicate is an expression that evaluates to TRUE, FALSE, or UNKNOWN. Predicates are used in the search condition of WHERE clauses and HAVING clauses, the join conditions of FROM clauses, and other constructs where a Boolean value is required.

For more information, including how to specify a search condition, see Search condition.

SQL Server provides the following predicates:

• CONTAINS (Transact-SQL)
• FREETEXT (Transact-SQL)
• IS [NOT] DISTINCT FROM (Transact-SQL)
• IS NULL (Transact-SQL)

• BETWEEN (Transact-SQL)
• EXISTS (Transact-SQL)
• IN (Transact-SQL)
• LIKE (Transact-SQL)
• Search condition (Transact-SQL)