Re: Document NULL

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>, David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Document NULL
Date: 2024-05-11 18:00:47
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbZU1jB5AxcGnm1BqWeAst4UyiqPCTV6eH38URaM5kgtQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Saturday, May 11, 2024, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> wrote:

>
> Sat, May 11, 2024, 16:34 David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>

> My plan is to have a v4 out next week, without or without a review of this
>> draft, but then the subsequent few weeks will probably be a bit quiet.
>>
>
> + The cardinal rule, a given null value is never
> + <link linkend="functions-comparison-op-table">equal or unequal</link>
> + to any other non-null.
>
> Again, doesn't this imply it tends to be equal to another null by its
> omission?
>
>
I still agree, it’s just a typo now…

…is never equal or unequal to any value.

Though I haven’t settled on a phrasing I really like. But I’m trying to
avoid a parenthetical.

David J.

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