>>>>> "David" == David G Johnston <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> writes:
>> 2. x IS NOT NULL if and only if NOT (x IS NULL) David> I would rather prohibit "IS NOT NULL" altogether. If one needs David> to test "NOT (x IS NULL)" they can write it that way. Prohibiting IS NOT NULL is not on the cards; it's very widely used. >> Whole-row vars when constructed never contain the null value. David> ...but what does this mean in end-user terms? It means for example that this query: select y from x left join y on (x.id=y.id) where y is null; would always return 0 rows. -- Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad) -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers