IS NOT NULL condition in SQL Server

September 2022 · 2 minute read

This SQL Server tutorial shows how to use the IS NOT NULL condition along with specific syntax and examples.

The IS NOT NULL condition in SQL Server is used to check if the value is NOT NULL. A NULL value in a table is a value in an empty field, in other words, a field with no value.

Syntax syntax IS NOT NULL

 'expression' IS NOT NULL 

Variable name or variable value

Note

  • The expression whose value NOT NULL is returned is TRUE
  • The expression whose value NULL is returned is FALSE
  • For example - SELECT command

    Example IS NOT NULL condition in SQL Server SELECT statement.

     SELECT * 
    FROM nhanvien
    WHERE ho IS NOT NULL;

    This example returns all records from the user table whose employee information field contains no NULL values ​​(not left blank).

    Example - INSERT command

     INSERT INTO dan hba 
    (danhba_id, ho, ten)
    SELECT nhanvien_id, ho, ten
    FROM nhanvien
    WHERE ho IS NOT N ULL;

    This command will insert the record into the namba table if the employee's last name in the table is not NULL.

    Example - UPDATE command

     UPDATE nhanvien 
    SET tinhtrang = 'Active'
    WHERE ho IS NOT NULL;

    The records in the table that have them are not NULL values ​​will be updated.

    Example - DELETE command

     DELETE FROM nhanvien 
    WHERE tinhtrang IS NOT NULL;

    In this example, all records from the table have a 'status' information field that does not contain a NULL value that will be deleted.

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