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Comments on: Question 26: Given the situation below, what is the result of the following query? http://mysql-qotd.casperia.net/archives/218 mysql 5.0/5.1 questions for learning purposes Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:56:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: urs http://mysql-qotd.casperia.net/archives/218/comment-page-1#comment-32 urs Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:08:38 +0000 http://mysql-qotd.casperia.net/?p=218#comment-32 <b>   Answer:   b   Summing up a group with nulls is valid and only the not-null values will be included. <code>SUM()</code> will return <code>NULL</code> if there are no rows to process. When grouping by a field which can contain nulls, then <code>NULL</code> acts like one of the field's distinct values.   </b>
 
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Summing up a group with nulls is valid and only the not-null values will be included. SUM() will return NULL if there are no rows to process. When grouping by a field which can contain nulls, then NULL acts like one of the field’s distinct values.
 

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