At 10:59 06/04/01 -0400, chris markiewicz wrote:
>hello.
>
>it seems that a null value in an integer (int4) column gets converted to
>zero at some point...is this accurate? i look in the db and see null
>(queried using IS NULL to make sure), but i call an rs.getObject(colName)
>and get a java.lang.Integer with a value of zero...is this in jdbc or java?
>an Integer can BE null, but it cannot have a value of null...
I'll check the specs. IIRC getObject on a null'ed field should return null,
but I have a feeling this question came up recently (well a few months ago).
>didn't see anything in the archives...
Whew, someone who has looked at them ;-)
Peter
>thanks
>chris
>
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