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Nullable(TypeName)
Allows to store special marker (NULL) that denotes "missing value" alongside normal values allowed by TypeName
. For example, a Nullable(Int8)
type column can store Int8
type values, and the rows that don't have a value will store NULL
.
For a TypeName
, you can't use composite data types Array and Tuple. Composite data types can contain Nullable
type values, such as Array(Nullable(Int8))
.
A Nullable
type field can't be included in table indexes.
NULL
is the default value for any Nullable
type, unless specified otherwise in the ClickHouse server configuration.
Storage features
To store Nullable
type values in table column, ClickHouse uses a separate file with NULL
masks in addition to normal file with values. Entries in masks file allow ClickHouse to distinguish between NULL
and default value of corresponding data type for each table row. Because of additional file, Nullable
column consumes additional storage space compared to similar normal one.
!!! info "Note"
Using Nullable
almost always negatively affects performance, keep this in mind when designing your databases.
Usage example
CREATE TABLE t_null(x Int8, y Nullable(Int8)) ENGINE TinyLog
INSERT INTO t_null VALUES (1, NULL), (2, 3)
SELECT x + y FROM t_null
┌─plus(x, y)─┐
│ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
│ 5 │
└────────────┘