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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2018-11-02 08:54:34 -0400 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2018-11-02 08:54:34 -0400 |
| commit | 61abff11f29e98abf8badfeca86cf05650911998 (patch) | |
| tree | c89a0de13c799826043893dc156129c96dfbc0bb | |
| parent | 0446551fc114aff1b820a006d5a3eb185b6f931a (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-61abff11f29e98abf8badfeca86cf05650911998.tar.gz postgresql-61abff11f29e98abf8badfeca86cf05650911998.zip | |
doc: use simpler language for NULL return from ANY/ALL
Previously the combination of "does not return" and "any row" caused
ambiguity.
Reported-by: KES <kes-kes@yandex.ru>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/153701242703.22334.1476830122267077397@wrigleys.postgresql.org
Reviewed-by: David G. Johnston
Backpatch-through: 9.3
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml index bc639a731c7..b596398df5f 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -15192,7 +15192,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2); The result is <quote>false</quote> if the comparison returns false for every subquery row (including the case where the subquery returns no rows). - The result is NULL if the comparison does not return true for any row, + The result is NULL if no comparison with a subquery row returns true, and it returns NULL for at least one row. </para> @@ -15218,7 +15218,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2); The result of <token>ALL</token> is <quote>true</quote> if all rows yield true (including the case where the subquery returns no rows). The result is <quote>false</quote> if any false result is found. - The result is NULL if the comparison does not return false for any row, + The result is NULL if no comparison with a subquery row returns false, and it returns NULL for at least one row. </para> @@ -15248,8 +15248,8 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2); case where the subquery returns no rows). The result is <quote>false</quote> if the comparison returns false for any subquery row. - The result is NULL if the comparison does not return false for any - subquery row, and it returns NULL for at least one row. + The result is NULL if no comparison with a subquery row returns false, + and it returns NULL for at least one row. </para> <para> |