# like

# Function: like()

```ts
function like(left, right): BasicExpression<boolean>;
```

Defined in: [packages/db/src/query/builder/functions.ts:262](https://github.com/TanStack/db/blob/main/packages/db/src/query/builder/functions.ts#L262)

## Parameters

### left

`StringLike`

### right

`StringLike`

## Returns

[`BasicExpression`](../@tanstack/namespaces/IR/type-aliases/BasicExpression.md)\<`boolean`\>