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# singleValueOrNull
The aggregate function `singleValueOrNull` is used to implement subquery operators, such as `x = ALL (SELECT ...)`. It checks if there is only one unique non-NULL value in the data.
If there is only one unique value, it returns it. If there are zero or at least two distinct values, it returns NULL.
**Syntax**
``` sql
singleValueOrNull(x)
```
**Parameters**
- `x` — Column of any [data type](../../data-types/index.md).
**Returned values**
- The unique value, if there is only one unique non-NULL value in `x`.
- `NULL`, if there are zero or at least two distinct values.
**Examples**
Query:
``` sql
CREATE TABLE test (x UInt8 NULL) ENGINE=Log;
INSERT INTO test (x) VALUES (NULL), (NULL), (5), (NULL), (NULL);
SELECT singleValueOrNull(x) FROM test;
```
Result:
```response
┌─singleValueOrNull(x)─┐
│ 5 │
└──────────────────────┘
```
Query:
```sql
INSERT INTO test (x) VALUES (10);
SELECT singleValueOrNull(x) FROM test;
```
Result:
```response
┌─singleValueOrNull(x)─┐
│ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
└──────────────────────┘
```