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Oracle PL / SQL » Char Functions » NVL 
Use Nvl function in math calculation for null value
 
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE emp (
  2    emp_id               NUMBER,
  3    ename             VARCHAR2(40),
  4    hire_date        DATE DEFAULT sysdate,
  5    end_date DATE,
  6    rate     NUMBER(5,2),
  7    CONSTRAINT emp_pk    PRIMARY KEY (emp_id)
  8  );

Table created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (101'Mary', to_date('15-Nov-1961','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,169);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (102'Tom', to_date('16-Sep-1964','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('5-May-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),135);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (104'Peter', to_date('29-Dec-1987','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('1-Apr-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),99);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (105'Mike', to_date('15-Jun-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,121);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (107'Less', to_date('2-Jan-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,45);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (108'Park', to_date('1-Mar-1994','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('15-Nov-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),220);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (110'Ink', to_date('4-Apr-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('30-Sep-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),84);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (111'Tike', to_date('23-Aug-1976','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,100);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (112'Inn', to_date('15-Nov-1961','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('4-Apr-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),70);

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (113'Kate', to_date('3-Mar-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('31-Oct-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),300);

row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SET ECHO ON
SQL> SELECT ename, NVL(rate,0billing_rate,
  2         NVL(rate,0100 increased_rate
  3  FROM emp
  4  WHERE emp_id IN (113116);
Kate                        300
           400


row selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;

Table dropped.

   
  
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