Re: Index on a NULL-value - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tobias Brox
Subject Re: Index on a NULL-value
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Msg-id 20050601054251.GT26100@tobias.exoweb.net
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In response to Index on a NULL-value  (Tobias Brox <tobias@nordicbet.com>)
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[Tobias Brox - Tue at 11:02:07AM +0800]
> I read in the manual today:
>
>   Indexes are not used for IS NULL clauses by default. The best way to use
>   indexes in such cases is to create a partial index using an IS NULL
>   predicate.

I have summarized this thread in a postgresql doc user comment, posted at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/sql-createindex.html

I think it's a good thing to do, since it can be difficult to search the
mailing list archives :-)

--
Tobias Brox, Beijing

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