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Re: NULLs ;-)


  • From: "John D. Burger" <john(at)mitre(dot)org>
  • To: pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: NULLs ;-)
  • Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:42:38 -0500
  • Message-id: <BA11E4CF-9E04-4F35-AFA2-81B81AB5D084(at)mitre(dot)org>

Scott Ribe wrote:

where a <> b or (a is null and b is not null) or (a is not null and b is null)

In the absence of IS DISTINCT FROM, I think this has the same semantics:

  where coalesce(a, b) <> coalesce(b, a)

although it's not as concise as one might wish.

- John D. Burger
  MITRE



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