Null as 0 sql

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To use this function, all you need to do is pass the column name in the first parameter and in the second parameter pass the value with which you want to replace the null value. So, now all the null values are replaced with No Name in the Name column. This will return NULL if exp1 evaluates to 0, otherwise it will return the value of exp1. When you're inserting this value into a table, make sure the column you are inserting it into is nullable. Use coalesce :.

In SQL Server only, you can save two characters with isnull :. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 7 months ago. Active 1 year ago. Viewed 96k times. I totally agree with this sentiment. Jeff Mergler Jeff Mergler 1, 14 14 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges.

This is the best workaround, just be careful in the few cases where an empty string vs. Moreover, you can use the IS operator as you used in the third query. Hope this helps.

Mahendra Liya Mahendra Liya Vincent Ramdhanie Vincent Ramdhanie k 22 22 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. And if they complain, I change it to null! Old question, but the following might offer some more detail. What is to be expected when one or both columns are null? Manngo Manngo 9, 7 7 gold badges 59 59 silver badges 85 85 bronze badges. This is the same "nonsensical" "logic" that Hove is describing in his answer. That would really ease things up. Remember that NULL is not a value.

Not so with SQL. That's why I put it between quotes, Mangoo ; and also "logic". But take a look at Hover's last one. Yariv de Botton Yariv de Botton 39 1 1 bronze badge. Shadow Shadow 13 3 3 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name.

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