like keyword in sql

[Amirtharaj Chinnaraj]

hey guys

iam using mysql
i need to pass a string to the LIKE keyword in sql

like below shown

select * from person where username LIKE "BAGANAN'S"

BUT THE SINGLE QUOTE IN BAGANAN'S THE QUERY GIVES ME PROBLEM

REGARDS
AMIR

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Amir,
If you are using JDBC, you could use a prepared statement. If you are using raw SQL directly to Oracle, you need to use an escape character. This tells Oracle to use a special character (backslashes are common) to give the single quote special meaning.