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IS_NULL

Checks whether a value is NULL.

Syntax

IS_NULL( <expr> )

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
<expr>Any general expression which will be evaluated as the value.

Return Type

If x is NULL, IS_NULL() returns 1, otherwise it returns 0.

Examples

mysql> CREATE TABLE nullable_test (a INT NULL, b INT UNSIGNED NULL);

mysql> INSERT INTO nullable_test VALUES(1, NULL), (NULL, 2), (3, 3);

mysql> SELECT a FROM nullable_test WHERE is_null(b);
+------+
| a |
+------+
| 1 |
+------+