SQL NULL Values

If a column in a table is optional, we can insert a new record or update an existing record without adding a value to this column. This m...


If a column in a table is optional, we can insert a new record or update an existing record without adding a value to this column. This means that the field will be saved with a NULL value.
NULL values are treated differently from other values.
NULL is used as a placeholder for unknown or inapplicable values.
Note: It is not possible to compare NULL and 0; they are not equivalent.

SQL Working with NULL Values

Look at the following "Persons" table:

P_Id LastName FirstName Address City
1 Hansen Ola Sandnes
2 Svendson Tove Borgvn 23 Sandnes
3 Pettersen Kari Stavanger

Suppose that the "Address" column in the "Persons" table is optional. This means that if we insert a record with no value for the "Address" column, the "Address" column will be saved with a NULL value.
How can we test for NULL values?
It is not possible to test for NULL values with comparison operators, such as =, <, or <>.
We will have to use the IS NULL and IS NOT NULL operators instead.

SQL IS NULL

How do we select only the records with NULL values in the "Address" column?
We will have to use the IS NULL operator:

SELECT LastName,FirstName,Address
FROM Persons WHERE Address IS NULL

The result-set will look like this:

LastName FirstName Address
Hansen Ola
Pettersen Kari

 Tip: Always use IS NULL to look for NULL values.


SQL IS NOT NULL

How do we select only the records with no NULL values in the "Address" column?
We will have to use the IS NOT NULL operator:

SELECT LastName,FirstName,Address 
FROM Persons WHERE Address IS NOT NULL

The result-set will look like this:

LastName FirstName Address
Svendson Tove Borgvn 23
Name

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