using % is IN condition [duplicate]

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Usually when one has to search in oracle for a single where condition where you don't know the exact condition we use :

Select * from Table where column like '%Val%'

If I have to run check for multiple condition we use IN

Select * from Table where column in ('Value1','ABC2')

How we combine the two ?i.e , search for a bunch of values in DB when the exact value is not know The below code doesn't give the desired result as it considers the whole as a string .

Select * from Table where column in ('%Val%','%AB%')

Answer 1

Select * from Table where column like  '%Val%' or column like '%AB%';

Answer 2

Select * from Table where column like '%Val%' or column like '%AB%'.....

I know its little hard to write you can create a vertical list and change \n and \r by '% and %' respectively.

Answer 3

SELECT * FROM Table
WHERE instr(column, 'Val', 1) > 0 or instr(column, 'AB', 1) > 0

or:

SELECT * FROM Table
WHERE contains(column, 'Val', 1) > 0 or contains(column, 'AB', 1) > 0