SQL Server NULLIF() Function

Example

Compare two expressions:

SELECT NULLIF(25, 25);
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Definition and Usage

The NULLIF() function returns NULL if two expressions are equal, otherwise it returns the first expression.

Syntax

NULLIF(expr1, expr2)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
expr1, expr2 Required. The two expressions to be compared

Technical Details

Works in: SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

More Examples

Example

Compare two expressions:

SELECT NULLIF('Hello', 'Hello');
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Example

Compare two expressions:

SELECT NULLIF('Hello', 'world');
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Example

Compare two expressions:

SELECT NULLIF('2017-08-25', '2017-08-25');
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