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Avi Kivity edited comment on CASSANDRA-17762 at 7/24/22 10:55 AM: ------------------------------------------------------------------ I tested 4.0.4 with NULL provided via a bind variable to the WHERE clause, and it rejects the query. was (Author: avi.kivity): I tested 4.0.4 with NULL provided via a bind variable, and it rejects the query. > LWT IF col = NULL is inconsistent with SQL NULL > ----------------------------------------------- > > Key: CASSANDRA-17762 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-17762 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: CQL/Semantics > Reporter: Avi Kivity > Priority: Normal > Fix For: 4.x > > > In SQL, any comparison with NULL is NULL, which is interpreted as FALSE in a > condition. To test for NULLness, you use IS NULL or IS NOT NULL. > But LWT uses IF col = NULL as a NULLness test. This is likely to confuse > people coming from SQL and hamper attempts to extend the dialect. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org