Hello
small patch, add form is not distinct from expression (sql2003)
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Pavel Stehule
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diff -c -r pgsql.old/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
*** pgsql.old/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml 2005-11-19 20:44:54.0 +0100
--- pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml 2005-11-25 16:47:42.0 +0100
***
*** 345,350
--- 345,353
IS DISTINCT FROM
+
+ IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
+
The ordinary comparison operators yield null (signifying unknown)
when either input is null. Another way to do comparisons is with the
IS DISTINCT FROM construct:
***
*** 356,362
one input is null it will return true. Thus it effectively acts as though
null were a normal data value, rather than unknown.
!
IS TRUE
--- 359,371
one input is null it will return true. Thus it effectively acts as though
null were a normal data value, rather than unknown.
!
!
!IS NOT DISTINCT FROM is equal construct:
!
! NOT(expression IS DISTINCT FROM expression)
!
!
IS TRUE
diff -c -r pgsql.old/src/backend/parser/gram.y pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y
*** pgsql.old/src/backend/parser/gram.y 2005-11-22 16:24:17.0 +0100
--- pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y 2005-11-25 16:39:45.0 +0100
***
*** 6715,6720
--- 6715,6726
{
$$ = (Node *) makeSimpleA_Expr(AEXPR_DISTINCT, "=", $1, $5);
}
+ | a_expr IS NOT DISTINCT FROM a_expr %prec IS
+ {
+ $$ = (Node *) makeA_Expr(AEXPR_NOT, NIL,
+ NULL, (Node *) makeSimpleA_Expr(AEXPR_DISTINCT, "=", $1, $6));
+
+ }
| a_expr IS OF '(' type_list ')' %prec IS
{
$$ = (Node *) makeSimpleA_Expr(AEXPR_OF, "=", $1, (Node *) $5);
***
*** 6898,6903
--- 6904,6914
{
$$ = (Node *) makeSimpleA_Expr(AEXPR_DISTINCT, "=", $1, $5);
}
+ | b_expr IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b_expr %prec IS
+ {
+ $$ = (Node *) makeA_Expr(AEXPR_NOT, NIL,
+ NULL, (Node *) makeSimpleA_Expr(AEXPR_DISTINCT, "=", $1, $6));
+ }
| b_expr IS OF '(' type_list ')' %prec IS
{
$$ = (Node *) makeSimpleA_Expr(AEXPR_OF, "=", $1, (Node *) $5);
diff -c -r pgsql.old/src/test/regress/sql/select_distinct.sql pgsql/src/test/regress/sql/select_distinct.sql
*** pgsql.old/src/test/regress/sql/select_distinct.sql 2002-12-13 21:16:11.0 +0100
--- pgsql/src/test/regress/sql/select_distinct.sql 2005-11-25 16:49:20.0 +0100
***
*** 56,58
--- 56,64
SELECT 2 IS DISTINCT FROM 2 as "no";
SELECT 2 IS DISTINCT FROM null as "yes";
SELECT null IS DISTINCT FROM null as "no";
+
+ -- ANSI SQL 2003 form
+ SELECT 1 IS NOT DISTINCT FROM 2 as "yes";
+ SELECT 2 IS NOT DISTINCT FROM 2 as "no";
+ SELECT 2 IS NOT DISTINCT FROM null as "yes";
+ SELECT null IS NOT DISTINCT FROM null as "no";
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