{"id":5809,"date":"2024-03-14T03:25:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-is-the-contain-function-used-in-sql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:54:41","slug":"how-is-the-contain-function-used-in-sql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-is-the-contain-function-used-in-sql\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL CONTAINS Function Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In SQL, CONTAIN is often used for full-text search functionality to retrieve text content that contains specified keywords or phrases. 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