sql> SELECT * FROM V$VERSION; BANNER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production PL/sql Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production CORE 11.2.0.4.0 Production TNS for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production NULL空值概念 NULL即空值,表中的某些字段值可能会出现空值,这是因为这个数据不知道是什么值或根本就不存在。 Oracle中NULL不等同于字符串中的空格,也不是数字类型的0,因此NULL不支持加,减,乘,除,大小,等值的比较,否则只能为空,NULL的使用不能用“=”NULL 应该使用 IS NULL或者 IS NOT NUL 以下是简单的测试示例: sql> select * from emp; EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 1980-12-17 00:00:00 800 20 7499 ALLEN SALESMAN 7698 1981-02-20 00:00:00 1600 300 30 7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 1981-02-22 00:00:00 1250 500 30 7566 JOnes MANAGER 7839 1981-04-02 00:00:00 2975 20 7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 1981-09-28 00:00:00 1250 1400 30 7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 1981-05-01 00:00:00 2850 30 7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 1981-06-09 00:00:00 2450 10 7788 SCott ANALYST 7566 1987-04-19 00:00:00 3000 20 7839 KING PRESIDENT 1981-11-17 00:00:00 5000 10 7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 1981-09-08 00:00:00 1500 0 30 7876 AdamS CLERK 7788 1987-05-23 00:00:00 1100 20 7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 1981-12-03 00:00:00 950 30 7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 1981-12-03 00:00:00 3000 20 7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 1982-01-23 00:00:00 1300 10 14 rows selected. 1.NULL的使用 sql> select * from emp where comm=NULL; no rows selected sql> select * from emp where comm is NULL; EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 1980-12-17 00:00:00 800 20 7566 JOnes MANAGER 7839 1981-04-02 00:00:00 2975 20 7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 1981-05-01 00:00:00 2850 30 7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 1981-06-09 00:00:00 2450 10 7788 SCott ANALYST 7566 1987-04-19 00:00:00 3000 20 7839 KING PRESIDENT 1981-11-17 00:00:00 5000 10 7876 AdamS CLERK 7788 1987-05-23 00:00:00 1100 20 7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 1981-12-03 00:00:00 950 30 7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 1981-12-03 00:00:00 3000 20 7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 1982-01-23 00:00:00 1300 10 10 rows selected. 2.Oracle NULL的比较运算测试 sql> select * from emp where 1 > NULL; no rows selected sql> select * from emp where 1 + NULL < 0; no rows selected sql> select * from emp where 1 * NULL < 0; no rows selected 基于NULL的特殊性,sql语句在使用函数时,应该对NULL语句进行测试,查看返回结果再使用