Re: AW: [HACKERS] isnull() or is it?t - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

> Zeugswetter Andreas IZ5 wrote:
> > 
> >         > isnull() is on our TODO list.
> > 
> >         It should be called NVL() from "Null VaLue" like in Oracle and
> > Informix.
> >         isnull() would suggest a boolean return value to me.
> > 
> 
> 
> With SyBase, IsNull(X,Y) returns X if X is not null, and Y
> if X is null.

We should support both isnull() and nvl().  On the TODO list now.

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