Re: When is a record NULL? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: When is a record NULL?
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Msg-id 14776.1248390508@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to When is a record NULL?  ("David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>)
Responses Re: When is a record NULL?  ("David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>)
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"David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com> writes:
> How can a record be neither NULL or NOT NULL?

This is per SQL standard.  IS NULL is true if *all* the record's
fields are null; IS NOT NULL is true if *none* of them are.

Yeah, it's a bit dubious, but that's what they said.
        regards, tom lane


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