Nvl

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nvl is an Oracle SQL function that will return a non-NULL value if a NULL value is passed to it.

NVL(a,b) == if 'a' is null then return 'b'.

Examples

SELECT nvl(salary, 'Sorry, no pay!') FROM employees;

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