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---
toc_priority: 63
toc_title: Working with Nullable arguments
---
# Functions for Working with Nullable Aggregates {#functions-for-working-with-nullable-aggregates}
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## isNull {#isnull}
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Checks whether the argument is [NULL](../../sql-reference/syntax.md#null-literal).
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``` sql
isNull(x)
```
**Parameters**
- `x` — A value with a non-compound data type.
**Returned value**
- `1` if `x` is `NULL`.
- `0` if `x` is not `NULL`.
**Example**
Input table
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``` text
┌─x─┬────y─┐
│ 1 │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
│ 2 │ 3 │
└───┴──────┘
```
Query
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``` sql
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SELECT x FROM t_null WHERE isNull(y)
```
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``` text
┌─x─┐
│ 1 │
└───┘
```
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## isNotNull {#isnotnull}
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Checks whether the argument is [NULL](../../sql-reference/syntax.md#null-literal).
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``` sql
isNotNull(x)
```
**Parameters:**
- `x` — A value with a non-compound data type.
**Returned value**
- `0` if `x` is `NULL`.
- `1` if `x` is not `NULL`.
**Example**
Input table
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``` text
┌─x─┬────y─┐
│ 1 │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
│ 2 │ 3 │
└───┴──────┘
```
Query
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``` sql
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SELECT x FROM t_null WHERE isNotNull(y)
```
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``` text
┌─x─┐
│ 2 │
└───┘
```
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## coalesce {#coalesce}
Checks from left to right whether `NULL` arguments were passed and returns the first non-`NULL` argument.
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``` sql
coalesce(x,...)
```
**Parameters:**
- Any number of parameters of a non-compound type. All parameters must be compatible by data type.
**Returned values**
- The first non-`NULL` argument.
- `NULL`, if all arguments are `NULL`.
**Example**
Consider a list of contacts that may specify multiple ways to contact a customer.
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``` text
┌─name─────┬─mail─┬─phone─────┬──icq─┐
│ client 1 │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │ 123-45-67 │ 123 │
│ client 2 │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
└──────────┴──────┴───────────┴──────┘
```
The `mail` and `phone` fields are of type String, but the `icq` field is `UInt32`, so it needs to be converted to `String`.
Get the first available contact method for the customer from the contact list:
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SELECT coalesce(mail, phone, CAST(icq,'Nullable(String)')) FROM aBook
```
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``` text
┌─name─────┬─coalesce(mail, phone, CAST(icq, 'Nullable(String)'))─┐
│ client 1 │ 123-45-67 │
│ client 2 │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
└──────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
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## ifNull {#ifnull}
Returns an alternative value if the main argument is `NULL`.
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``` sql
ifNull(x,alt)
```
**Parameters:**
- `x` — The value to check for `NULL`.
- `alt` — The value that the function returns if `x` is `NULL`.
**Returned values**
- The value `x`, if `x` is not `NULL`.
- The value `alt`, if `x` is `NULL`.
**Example**
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``` sql
SELECT ifNull('a', 'b')
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```
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``` text
┌─ifNull('a', 'b')─┐
│ a │
└──────────────────┘
```
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``` sql
SELECT ifNull(NULL, 'b')
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```
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``` text
┌─ifNull(NULL, 'b')─┐
│ b │
└───────────────────┘
```
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## nullIf {#nullif}
Returns `NULL` if the arguments are equal.
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``` sql
nullIf(x, y)
```
**Parameters:**
`x`, `y` — Values for comparison. They must be compatible types, or ClickHouse will generate an exception.
**Returned values**
- `NULL`, if the arguments are equal.
- The `x` value, if the arguments are not equal.
**Example**
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``` sql
SELECT nullIf(1, 1)
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```
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``` text
┌─nullIf(1, 1)─┐
│ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
└──────────────┘
```
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``` sql
SELECT nullIf(1, 2)
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```
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``` text
┌─nullIf(1, 2)─┐
│ 1 │
└──────────────┘
```
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## assumeNotNull {#assumenotnull}
Results in a value of type [Nullable](../../sql-reference/data-types/nullable.md) for a non- `Nullable`, if the value is not `NULL`.
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``` sql
assumeNotNull(x)
```
**Parameters:**
- `x` — The original value.
**Returned values**
- The original value from the non-`Nullable` type, if it is not `NULL`.
- The default value for the non-`Nullable` type if the original value was `NULL`.
**Example**
Consider the `t_null` table.
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``` sql
SHOW CREATE TABLE t_null
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```
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``` text
┌─statement─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CREATE TABLE default.t_null ( x Int8, y Nullable(Int8)) ENGINE = TinyLog │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
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``` text
┌─x─┬────y─┐
│ 1 │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
│ 2 │ 3 │
└───┴──────┘
```
Apply the `assumeNotNull` function to the `y` column.
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``` sql
SELECT assumeNotNull(y) FROM t_null
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```
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``` text
┌─assumeNotNull(y)─┐
│ 0 │
│ 3 │
└──────────────────┘
```
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``` sql
SELECT toTypeName(assumeNotNull(y)) FROM t_null
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```
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``` text
┌─toTypeName(assumeNotNull(y))─┐
│ Int8 │
│ Int8 │
└──────────────────────────────┘
```
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## toNullable {#tonullable}
Converts the argument type to `Nullable`.
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``` sql
toNullable(x)
```
**Parameters:**
- `x` — The value of any non-compound type.
**Returned value**
- The input value with a `Nullable` type.
**Example**
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``` sql
SELECT toTypeName(10)
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```
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``` text
┌─toTypeName(10)─┐
│ UInt8 │
└────────────────┘
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```
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``` sql
SELECT toTypeName(toNullable(10))
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```
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``` text
┌─toTypeName(toNullable(10))─┐
│ Nullable(UInt8) │
└────────────────────────────┘
```
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