NVL
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NVL(f1, f2) | ||
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Engine | OK | Alternative |
ingres | No | COALESCE(f1, f2) |
mysql | No | COALESCE(f1, f2) |
oracle | Yes | COALESCE(f1, f2) |
postgres | No | COALESCE(f1, f2) |
sqlserver | No | COALESCE(f1, f2) |
NVL
NVL takes two arguments and returns the first value that is not null.
NVL(x,y) = x if x is not NULL NVL(x,y) = y if x is NULL
NVL can be useful when you want to replace a NULL value with some other value. In this example you show the name of the party for each MSP that has a party. For the MSP with no party (such as Canavan, Dennis) you show the string None.
SELECT name, party
,NVL(party,'None') AS aff
FROM gisq.msp WHERE name LIKE 'C%'
SELECT name, party
,COALESCE(party,'None') AS aff
FROM msp WHERE name LIKE 'C%'
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