105. Examine the structure of the PROMOS table:
name Null Type
PROMO_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(3)
PROMO_NAME VARCHAR2(30)
PROMO_START_DATE NOT NULL DATE
PROMO_END_DATE NOT NULL DATE
You want to display the list of promo names with the message 'Same Day' for promos that started and
ended on the same day.
Which query gives the correct output?
A. SELECT promo_name, NVL(NULLIF(promo_start_date, promo_end_date), 'Same Day') FROM promos;
B. SELECT promo_name, NVL(TRUNC(promo_end_date - promo_start_date), 'Same Day') FROM promos;
C. SELECT promo_name, NVL2(TO_CHAR(TRUNC(promo_end_date-promo_start_date)), NULL,'SameDay') FROM promos;
D. SELECT promo_name, DECODE((NULLIF(promo_start_date, promo_end_date)), NULL,'Same day') FROM promos;
Answer: D
答案解析:
A。NULLIF裡面額資料類型為date與 'Same Day'字元串類型不比對,錯誤。
B。TRUNC将小數部分截斷,但類型不一緻,錯誤。
C。TO_CHAR(TRUNC(promo_end_date-promo_end_date)),如果相等,TRUNC為0,to_char後,字元為0,即始終有值,NVL2傳回第二個值,即NULL
[email protected]> SELECT promo_name, NVL2(TO_CHAR(TRUNC(promo_end_date-promo_end_date)), NULL,'SameDay') FROM PROMOTIONS;
PROMO_NAME NVL2(TO
------------------------------ -------
NO PROMOTION #
newspaper promotion #16-108
post promotion #20-232
newspaper promotion #16-349
internet promotion #14-471
D。實驗驗證:正确的。 [email protected]> SELECT DECODE((NULLIF('11-mon-01','11-mon-01')),null,'same') from dual; DECO ---- same
[email protected]> SELECT DECODE(null,null,'same') from dual; DECO ---- same