Control Flow Functions!

1   CASE ... WHEN ... THEN ... SLSE END.

mysql> SELECT CASE 1 WHEN 1 THEN 'one'
    ->     WHEN 2 THEN 'two' ELSE 'more' END;
        -> 'one'
mysql> SELECT CASE WHEN 1>0 THEN 'true' ELSE 'false' END;
        -> 'true'
mysql> SELECT CASE BINARY 'B'
    ->     WHEN 'a' THEN 1 WHEN 'b' THEN 2 END;
        -> NULL

2 IF(expr1, expr2, expr3)

If expr1 is TRUE (expr1 <> 0 and expr1 <> NULL) then IF() returns expr2; 
otherwise it returns expr3. IF() returns a numeric or string value, depending on the context in which it is used. 
 
mysql> SELECT IF(1>2,2,3);
        -> 3
mysql> SELECT IF(1<2,'yes','no');
        -> 'yes'
mysql> SELECT IF(STRCMP('test','test1'),'no','yes');
        -> 'no'

3  NULLIF(expr1,expr2) 
Returns NULL if expr1 = expr2 is true, otherwise returns expr1. 
This is the same as CASE WHEN expr1 = expr2 THEN NULL ELSE expr1 END. 
 
mysql> SELECT NULLIF(1,1);
        -> NULL
mysql> SELECT NULLIF(1,2);
        -> 1