BUG #15256: Comparing if a rowtype is null - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

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Subject BUG #15256: Comparing if a rowtype is null
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Msg-id 153030638143.13254.5368602818503806766@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      15256
Logged by:          Anderson Antunes
Email address:      anderson.ant.oli@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.3.5
Operating system:   Windows
Description:

Hello. My name is Anderson Antunes. I'm from Brazil. I'd like to get more
information about the behavior of the query below using comparison
operators. From what I understand in the query result below, a composite
type variable is only null when all values are null. Similarly, a variable
is not null when all values are not null. However, when we have written a
null value and a non-null value, the "is_null" and "is not null" columns
remain false. I believe that if we have at least a pre-set value, the
operator should recognize that this variable is not null.
I hope you have understood what I think.

SELECT 
r, 
r IS NULL AS "is null", 
r IS NOT NULL AS "is not null"
FROM (VALUES(NULL,NULL), (5, NULL), (5, 5)) r


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