IS

Syntax

IS boolean_value

Description

Tests a value against a boolean value, where boolean_value can be TRUE, FALSE, or UNKNOWN.

There is an important difference between using IS TRUE or comparing a value with TRUE using =. When using =, only 1 equals to TRUE. But when using IS TRUE, all values which are logically true (like a number > 1) return TRUE.

Examples

SELECT 1 IS TRUE, 0 IS FALSE, NULL IS UNKNOWN;
+-----------+------------+-----------------+
| 1 IS TRUE | 0 IS FALSE | NULL IS UNKNOWN |
+-----------+------------+-----------------+
|         1 |          1 |               1 |
+-----------+------------+-----------------+

Difference between = and IS TRUE:

SELECT 2 = TRUE, 2 IS TRUE;
+----------+-----------+
| 2 = TRUE | 2 IS TRUE |
+----------+-----------+
|        0 |         1 |
+----------+-----------+

See Also

• Boolean Literals
• BOOLEAN Data Type
• Operator Precedence