From bb18b4739001cfbfb38584f467d53d97666cc114 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 04:25:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document partial indexes for IS NULL lookups. --- doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml index 34e12c6a5d..43583df54d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml,v 1.45 2004/04/20 01:00:26 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml,v 1.46 2004/04/20 04:25:47 momjian Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -77,11 +77,9 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ON <re </para> <para> - <literal>NULL</> values are not indexed by default. The best way - to index <literal>NULL</> values is to create a partial index using - an <literal>IS NULL</> comparison. <literal>IS NULL</> is more - of a function call than a value comparison, and this is why a partial - index works. + Indexes can not be used with <literal>IS NULL</> clauses by default. + The best way to use indexes in such cases is to create a partial index + using an <literal>IS NULL</> comparison. </para> <para> -- 2.49.0