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author | Bruce Momjian | 2018-11-02 12:54:34 +0000 |
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committer | Bruce Momjian | 2018-11-02 12:54:34 +0000 |
commit | f5382cfc7036325867b4d99f156ef7800aa15501 (patch) | |
tree | 049c76c8a1d6e5513cb405e9086bf45c3cfa0a09 /doc/src | |
parent | 87f76f1324b21f3871e24028c609045945fcde91 (diff) |
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
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
-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 92eb084d3c2..87e12439827 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -14620,7 +14620,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2); The result is <quote>false</> 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> @@ -14646,7 +14646,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2); The result of <token>ALL</token> is <quote>true</> if all rows yield true (including the case where the subquery returns no rows). The result is <quote>false</> 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> @@ -14676,8 +14676,8 @@ WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tab2 WHERE col2 = tab1.col2); case where the subquery returns no rows). The result is <quote>false</> 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> |