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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== [:alnum:] matches all numbers and letters (alphanumerics).==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:alnum:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:alnum:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:ALNUM:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                             1&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            1&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                             1&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                            1&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:alpha:] matches characters only.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:alpha:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:alpha]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
no rows selected&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Bracketed Classes==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;OL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:digit:] matches all numbers.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:alnum:] matches all numbers and letters (alphanumerics).&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:alpha:] matches characters only.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:lower:] matches lowercase characters.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:upper:] matches uppercase characters.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:space:] matches spaces.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:punct:] matches punctuation.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:print:] matches printable characters.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;LI&amp;gt;[:cntrl:] matches control characters.&amp;lt;/LI&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/OL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. Bracketed Special Classes&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 1. &lt;br /&gt;
Bracketed Classes&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 2. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/digitmatchesallnumbers.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:digit:] matches all numbers.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 3. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/Thebracketedexpressiondigitmatchesnumbers.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The bracketed expression [[:digit]] matches numbers&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 4. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/REGEXPINSTRvaluedigit.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:digit:]]&amp;quot;)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 5. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/Matchingforanondigit.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Matching for a non-digit&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 6. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/alnummatchesallnumbersandlettersalphanumerics.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:alnum:] matches all numbers and letters (alphanumerics).&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 7. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/alphamatchescharactersonly.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:alpha:] matches characters only.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 8. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/lowermatcheslowercasecharacters.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:lower:] matches lowercase characters.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 9. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/uppermatchesuppercasecharacters.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:upper:] matches uppercase characters.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 10. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/spacematchesspaces.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:space:] matches spaces.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 11. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/punctmatchespunctuation.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:punct:] matches punctuation.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 12. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/printmatchesprintablecharacters.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:print:] matches printable characters.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 13. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/cntrlmatchescontrolcharacters.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[:cntrl:] matches control characters.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18. 8. 14. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;A href=&amp;quot;/Tutorial/Oracle/0360__Regular-Expressions-Functions/REGEXPINSTRvaluelower.htm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:lower:]]&amp;quot;)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:cntrl:] matches control characters.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:cntrl:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:cntrl:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
no rows selected&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:digit:] matches all numbers.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:digit:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:digit:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:DIGIT:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                             1&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            1&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                            1&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
6 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:lower:] matches lowercase characters.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:lower:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:lower:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:LOWER:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                             7&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               4&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            7&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               5&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                             2&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                           11&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               6&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Matching for a non-digit==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  3  WHERE NOT REGEXP_LIKE(value,&amp;quot;[[:digit]]&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
--------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:print:] matches printable characters.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:print:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:print:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:PRINT:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                             1&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            1&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                             1&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                            1&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               1&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:punct:] matches punctuation.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:punct:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:punct:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:PUNCT:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                            12&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                              11&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                           16&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                              12&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                            16&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                            7&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                              13&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:digit:]]&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  3  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:digit:]]&amp;quot;) = 0&lt;br /&gt;
  4&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:lower:]]&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:lower:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:lower:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:LOWER:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                             7&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               4&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            7&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               5&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                             2&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                           11&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               6&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== [:space:] matches spaces.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:space:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:space:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:SPACE:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                             5&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               2&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            5&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               3&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                             4&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                            5&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               4&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
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== The bracketed expression [[:digit]] matches numbers==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If we wanted to find all rows that begin with a number:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  3  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;^[[:digit:]]&amp;quot;) = 1;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
--------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
6 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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== [:upper:] matches uppercase characters.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table myTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    id           NUMBER(2),&lt;br /&gt;
  3    value        VARCHAR(50)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(1,&amp;quot;1234 4th St. Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(2,&amp;quot;4 Maple Ct. New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(3,&amp;quot;4321 Green Blvd. London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(4,&amp;quot;33 Third St. Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(5,&amp;quot;One First Drive. Queen&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(6,&amp;quot;1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into myTable(id, value)values(7,&amp;quot;665 Fall Ave. Linken&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from mytable;&lt;br /&gt;
        ID VALUE&lt;br /&gt;
---------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
         1 1234 4th St. Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
         2 4 Maple Ct. New York&lt;br /&gt;
         3 4321 Green Blvd. London&lt;br /&gt;
         4 33 Third St. Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
         5 One First Drive. Queen&lt;br /&gt;
         6 1664 1/2 Springhill Ave&lt;br /&gt;
         7 665 Fall Ave. Linken&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT value,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:upper:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM myTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(value,&amp;quot;[[:upper:]]&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
VALUE                                              REGEXP_INSTR(VALUE,&amp;quot;[[:UPPER:]]&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 4th St. Vancouver                                                            10&lt;br /&gt;
4 Maple Ct. New York                                                               3&lt;br /&gt;
4321 Green Blvd. London                                                            6&lt;br /&gt;
33 Third St. Toronto                                                               4&lt;br /&gt;
One First Drive. Queen                                                             1&lt;br /&gt;
1664 1/2 Springhill Ave                                                           10&lt;br /&gt;
665 Fall Ave. Linken                                                               5&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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