Hi,
I have question:
why such condition:
foofield not like '%bar%'
where foofield is varchar
returns false (or rather even ignore row) on record where foofield is null
but
returns true on records where foofield is '' (empty string)
regards
Robert
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If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle
treats empty string and NULL as being the same. On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Robert Partyka wrote:
why such condition: foofield not like '%bar%'
where foofield is varchar
returns false (or rather even ignore row) on record where foofield is null
Actually, it probably returns unknown(NULL) on such records. NULL LIKE '%bar%' is unknown, so NULL NOT LIKE '%bar%' is also unknown.
This is because NULL isn't the same as empty string, nor is it the absence of a value, but it's an unknown value.
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Robert Partyka wrote: Hi,
I have question:
why such condition: foofield not like '%bar%'
where foofield is varchar
returns false (or rather even ignore row) on record where foofield is null but returns true on records where foofield is '' (empty string)
SQL specifications.
Empty string and NULL are two different thinks.
Regards
Gaetano Mendola
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Robert Partyka wrote: why such condition: foofield not like '%bar%'
where foofield is varchar
returns false (or rather even ignore row) on record where foofield is null
Actually, it probably returns unknown(NULL) on such records.
NULL LIKE '%bar%' is unknown, so
NULL NOT LIKE '%bar%' is also unknown.
This is because NULL isn't the same as empty string, nor is it the absence
of a value, but it's an unknown value.
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If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle
treats empty string and NULL as being the same. On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Robert Partyka wrote:
why such condition: foofield not like '%bar%'
where foofield is varchar
returns false (or rather even ignore row) on record where foofield is null
Actually, it probably returns unknown(NULL) on such records. NULL LIKE '%bar%' is unknown, so NULL NOT LIKE '%bar%' is also unknown.
This is because NULL isn't the same as empty string, nor is it the absence of a value, but it's an unknown value.
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TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org vh*****@inreach.com wrote: If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle treats empty string and NULL as being the same.
Really? I don't believe it.
Regards
Gaetano Mendola
Gaetano Mendola wrote: vh*****@inreach.com wrote:
If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle treats empty string and NULL as being the same.
Really? I don't believe it.
It is insane, but true.
Mike Mascari ma*****@mascari.com
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Mike Mascari <ma*****@mascari.com> writes: Gaetano Mendola wrote:
vh*****@inreach.com wrote:
If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle treats empty string and NULL as being the same.
Really? I don't believe it.
It is insane, but true.
Uh, yeah, but I think that results in the same behaviour for the case at hand.
ie on oracle this is still holds:
NULL LIKE '%foo%' => NULL
The idiocy is that Oracle does this:
'' LIKE '%foo%' => NULL
because it treats '' as if you had NULL, ie, equivalent to the example above.
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Really? I don't believe it.
Regards
Gaetano Mendola
Gaetano Mendola wrote: vh*****@inreach.com wrote:
If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle treats empty string and NULL as being the same.
Really? I don't believe it.
It is insane, but true.
Mike Mascari ma*****@mascari.com
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Mike Mascari <ma*****@mascari.com> writes: Gaetano Mendola wrote:
vh*****@inreach.com wrote:
If you are experienced in Oracle, this might be confusing since Oracle treats empty string and NULL as being the same.
Really? I don't believe it.
It is insane, but true.
Uh, yeah, but I think that results in the same behaviour for the case at hand.
ie on oracle this is still holds:
NULL LIKE '%foo%' => NULL
The idiocy is that Oracle does this:
'' LIKE '%foo%' => NULL
because it treats '' as if you had NULL, ie, equivalent to the example above.
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