@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@ For installation information, see the [Node-oracledb Installation Instructions][
499499 - 21.4 [REF CURSOR Bind Parameters](#refcursors)
500500 - 21.5 [LOB Bind Parameters](#lobbinds)
501501 - 21.6 [Binding Multiple Values to a SQL `WHERE IN` Clause](#sqlwherein)
502- - 21.7 [Binding Column and Table Names in Queries](#sqlbindtablename)
502+ - 21.7 [Binding in a `LIKE` or `REGEXP_LIKE` Clause](#sqlbindlike)
503+ - 21.8 [Binding Column and Table Names in Queries](#sqlbindtablename)
50350422. [Oracle Database Objects and Collections](#objects)
504505 - 22.1 [Inserting Objects](#objectinsert)
505506 - 22.2 [Fetching Objects](#objectfetch)
@@ -13731,7 +13732,47 @@ for really large numbers of items, you might prefer to use a global
1373113732temporary table. Some solutions are given in [On Cursors, SQL, and
1373213733Analytics][59] and in [this StackOverflow answer][60].
1373313734
13734- ### <a name="sqlbindtablename"></a> 21.7 Binding Column and Table Names in Queries
13735+ ### <a name="sqlbindlike"></a> 21.7 Binding in a `LIKE` or `REGEXP_LIKE` Clause
13736+
13737+ To do pattern matching with a `LIKE` clause, bind a string containing the
13738+ pattern match wildcards, for example:
13739+
13740+ ```javascript
13741+ const pattern = "%uth%";
13742+
13743+ result = await connection.execute(
13744+ `SELECT CITY FROM LOCATIONS WHERE CITY LIKE :bv`,
13745+ { bv: pattern }
13746+ );
13747+ console.log(result.rows[0]);
13748+ ```
13749+
13750+ Output is like:
13751+
13752+ ```
13753+ [ [ 'South Brunswick' ], [ 'South San Francisco' ], [ 'Southlake' ] ]
13754+ ```
13755+
13756+ The same is true for regular expression functions such as `REGEXP_LIKE` and
13757+ `REGEXP_SUBSTR`. For example:
13758+
13759+ ```javascript
13760+ const pattern = ',[^,]+,';
13761+
13762+ result = await connection.execute(
13763+ `SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR('500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA', :bv) FROM DUAL`,
13764+ { bv: pattern }
13765+ );
13766+ console.log(result.rows);
13767+ ```
13768+
13769+ Output is like:
13770+
13771+ ```
13772+ [ [ ', Redwood Shores,' ] ]
13773+ ```
13774+
13775+ ### <a name="sqlbindtablename"></a> 21.8 Binding Column and Table Names in Queries
1373513776
1373613777It is not possible to bind table names in queries. Instead use a
1373713778hard-coded Allow List of names to build the final SQL statement, for
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