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Timo Walther commented on FLINK-3141: ------------------------------------- I think we can close this issue, right? > Design of NULL values handling in operation > ------------------------------------------- > > Key: FLINK-3141 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-3141 > Project: Flink > Issue Type: Sub-task > Components: Table API > Reporter: Chengxiang Li > > We discuss and finalize how NULL value is handled in specified cases here. > this is the first proposal: > # NULL compare. In ascending order, NULL is smaller than any other value, and > NULL == NULL return false. > # NULL exists in GroupBy Key, all NULL values are grouped as a single group. > # NULL exists in Aggregate columns, ignore NULL in aggregation function. > # NULL exists in both side Join key, refer to #i, NULL == NULL return false, > no output for NULL Join key. > # NULL in Scalar expression, expression within NULL(eg. 1 + NULL) return > NULL. > # NULL in Boolean expression, add an extra result: UNKNOWN, more semantic for > Boolean expression in reference #1. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)