sqlite - SQlite3 bound params and LIKE

Question

Sqlite3 provides the sqlite3_bind_* functions which allow one to do parameter substitution into a SQL query. My question is: what is the right way to combine this with LIKE queries? For example, I might want to do:

SELECT * FROM thing WHERE name LIKE '%?'

but that doesn't work at all. Is the best way really just:

SELECT * FROM thing WHERE name LIKE ?

and then put the pattern characters into the actual string value to be substituted?

Answer 1

To concatenate strings, use the || operator:

SELECT * FROM thing WHERE name LIKE '%' || ?