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authorBruce Momjian2018-11-02 12:54:34 +0000
committerBruce Momjian2018-11-02 12:54:34 +0000
commitf5382cfc7036325867b4d99f156ef7800aa15501 (patch)
tree049c76c8a1d6e5513cb405e9086bf45c3cfa0a09 /doc/src
parent87f76f1324b21f3871e24028c609045945fcde91 (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.sgml8
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>