Re: Document NULL - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: Document NULL
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In response to Re: Document NULL  (Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>)
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On Saturday, May 11, 2024, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:

 Sat, May 11, 2024, 16:34 David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:
 
My plan is to have a v4 out next week, without or without a review of this draft, but then the subsequent few weeks will probably be a bit quiet.

+   The cardinal rule, a given null value is never
+   <link linkend="functions-comparison-op-table">equal or unequal</link>
+   to any other non-null.

Again, doesn't this imply it tends to be equal to another null by its omission?


I still agree, it’s just a typo now…

…is never equal or unequal to any value.

Though I haven’t settled on a phrasing I really like.  But I’m trying to avoid a parenthetical.

David J.

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