对null的特殊处理即是在前面的章节中，为了决定哪个动物不再是活着的，使用death is not null而不使用death != null的原因
mysql数据库中is null语句的用法
注意在mysql中，0或 null意味着假而其它值意味着真。布尔运算的默认真值是1。
对null的特殊处理即是在前面的章节中，为了决定哪个动物不再是活着的，使用death is not null而不使用death != null的原因。
在group by中，两个null值视为相同。
执行order by时，如果运行 order by ... asc，则null值出现在最前面，若运行order by ... desc，则null值出现在最后面。
null操作的常见错误是不能在定义为not null的列内插入0或空字符串，但事实并非如此。在null表示"没有数值"的地方有数值
。使用is [not] null则可以很容易地进行测试
is null or = null
mysql>
mysql> create table topic(
-> topicid smallint not null auto_increment primary key,
-> name varchar(50) not null,
-> instock smallint unsigned not null,
-> onorder smallint unsigned not null,
-> reserved smallint unsigned not null,
-> department enum('classical', 'popular') not null,
-> category varchar(20) not null,
-> rowupdate timestamp not null
-> );
query ok, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into topic (name, instock, onorder, reserved, department, category) values
-> ('java', 10, 5, 3, 'popular', 'rock'),
-> ('css', 10, 5, 3, 'classical', 'opera'),
-> ('c sharp', 17, 4, 1, 'popular', 'jazz'),
-> ('c', 9, 4, 2, 'classical', 'dance'),
-> ('c++', 24, 2, 5, 'classical', 'general'),
-> ('perl', 16, 6, 8, 'classical', 'vocal'),
-> ('python', 2, 25, 6, 'popular', 'blues'),
-> ('php', 32, 3, 10, 'popular', 'jazz'),
-> ('asp.net', 12, 15, 13, 'popular', 'country'),
-> ('vb.net', 5, 20, 10, 'popular', 'new age'),
-> ('vc.net', 24, 11, 14, 'popular', 'new age'),
-> ('uml', 42, 17, 17, 'classical', 'general'),
-> ('www.java2s.com',25, 44, 28, 'classical', 'dance'),
-> ('oracle', 32, 15, 12, 'classical', 'general'),
-> ('pl/sql', 20, 10, 5, 'classical', 'opera'),
-> ('sql server', 23, 12, 8, 'classical', 'general');
query ok, 16 rows affected (0.00 sec)
records: 16 duplicates: 0 warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql> select * from topic;
+---------+----------------+---------+---------+----------+------------+----------+---------------------+
| topicid | name | instock | onorder | reserved | department | category | rowupdate |
+---------+----------------+---------+---------+----------+------------+----------+---------------------+
| 1 | java | 10 | 5 | 3 | popular | rock | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 2 | javascript | 10 | 5 | 3 | classical | opera | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 3 | c sharp | 17 | 4 | 1 | popular | jazz | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 4 | c | 9 | 4 | 2 | classical | dance | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 5 | c++ | 24 | 2 | 5 | classical | general | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 6 | perl | 16 | 6 | 8 | classical | vocal | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 7 | python | 2 | 25 | 6 | popular | blues | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 8 | php | 32 | 3 | 10 | popular | jazz | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 9 | asp.net | 12 | 15 | 13 | popular | country | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 10 | vb.net | 5 | 20 | 10 | popular | new age | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 11 | vc.net | 24 | 11 | 14 | popular | new age | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 12 | uml | 42 | 17 | 17 | classical | general | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 13 | www.java2s.com | 25 | 44 | 28 | classical | dance | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 14 | oracle | 32 | 15 | 12 | classical | general | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 15 | pl/sql | 20 | 10 | 5 | classical | opera | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
| 16 | sql server | 23 | 12 | 8 | classical | general | 2007-07-23 19:09:45 |
+---------+----------------+---------+---------+----------+------------+----------+---------------------+
16 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> select name, department, category
-> from topic
-> where category is null
-> order by name;
empty set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> select name, department, category
-> from topic
-> where category = null
-> order by name;
empty set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table topic;
query ok, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
null: null不等空
null意味着“没有值”或www.3ppt.com“未知值”，且它被看作与众不同的值。为了测试null，你不能使用算术比较 操作符例如=、mysql>
mysql> select name, department, category
-> from topic
-> where categorynull
-> order by name;
empty set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table topic;
query ok, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
is not null
mysql> select name, department, category
-> from topic
-> where category is not null
-> order by name;
+----------------+------------+----------+
| name | department | category |
+----------------+------------+----------+
| asp.net | popular | country |
| c | classical | dance |
| c sharp | popular | jazz |
| c++ | classical | general |
| java | popular | rock |
| javascript | classical | opera |
| oracle | classical | general |
| perl | classical | vocal |
| php | popular | jazz |
| pl/sql | classical | opera |
| python | popular | blues |
| sql server | classical | general |
| uml | classical | general |
| vb.net | popular | new age |
| vc.net | popular | new age |
| www.java2s.com | classical | dance |
+----------------+------------+----------+
16 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table topic;
query ok, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
