name Null Type PROD_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(4) PROD_NAME VARCHAR2(25) PROD_EXPIRY_DATE DATE |
Evaluate the following two SQL statements:
SELECT prod_id, NVL2(prod_expiry_date, prod_expiry_date + 15, '') FROM products; SELECT prod_id, NVL(prod_expiry_date, prod_expiry_date + 15) FROM products; |
Which statement is true regarding the outcome?
A. Both the statements execute and give different results.
B. Both the statements execute and give the same result.
C. Only the first SQL statement executes successfully.
D. Only the second SQL statement executes successfully.
答案:(A)
解析:
NVL2(expr1, expr2, expr3)
如果expr1不为null,则返回expr2
如果expr1为null,则返回expr3
关于数据类型
expr1可以是任意数据类型
expr2和expr3可以是除LONG之外的任意数据类型
如果expr2和expr3类型不同,则Oracle会隐式地将一个参数转换为别一个参数的类型,如果不能转换,则产生错误.
如果expr2为字符或数字类型,则转换规则如下:
1. 如果expr2为字符类型,expr3也转换为字符类型,除非expr3为null. 如果expr3为null,则不需要进行转换,返回expr2
2. 如果expr2为数字类型,则Oracle会判断哪个参数具有最高的numeric precedence,隐式地将另外的参数转换为这种类型
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