[mysql] Replace Default Null Values Returned From Left Outer Join

I have a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 query that returns data from three tables using a left outer join. Many times, there is no data in the second and third tables and so I get a null which I think is the default for left outer join. Is there a way to replace the default values in the select statement? I have a workaround in that I can select into a table variable but it feels a little dirty.

SELECT iar.Description, iai.Quantity, iai.Quantity * rpl.RegularPrice as 'Retail', 
iar.Compliance FROM InventoryAdjustmentReason iar
LEFT OUTER JOIN InventoryAdjustmentItem iai  on (iar.Id = iai.InventoryAdjustmentReasonId)
LEFT OUTER JOIN Item i on (i.Id = iai.ItemId)
LEFT OUTER JOIN ReportPriceLookup rpl on (rpl.SkuNumber = i.SkuNo)
WHERE iar.StoreUse = 'yes'

I would like the Quantity and RegularPrice to default to zero if possible.

This question is related to mysql sql sql-server tsql sql-server-2008

The answer is


In case of MySQL or SQLite the correct keyword is IFNULL (not ISNULL).

 SELECT iar.Description, 
      IFNULL(iai.Quantity,0) as Quantity, 
      IFNULL(iai.Quantity * rpl.RegularPrice,0) as 'Retail', 
      iar.Compliance 
    FROM InventoryAdjustmentReason iar
    LEFT OUTER JOIN InventoryAdjustmentItem iai  on (iar.Id = iai.InventoryAdjustmentReasonId)
    LEFT OUTER JOIN Item i on (i.Id = iai.ItemId)
    LEFT OUTER JOIN ReportPriceLookup rpl on (rpl.SkuNumber = i.SkuNo)
WHERE iar.StoreUse = 'yes'

MySQL

COALESCE(field, 'default')

For example:

  SELECT
    t.id,
    COALESCE(d.field, 'default')
  FROM
     test t
  LEFT JOIN
     detail d ON t.id = d.item

Also, you can use multiple columns to check their NULL by COALESCE function. For example:

mysql> SELECT COALESCE(NULL, 1, NULL);
        -> 1
mysql> SELECT COALESCE(0, 1, NULL);
        -> 0
mysql> SELECT COALESCE(NULL, NULL, NULL);
        -> NULL

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