Umesh  Kumar
What is the difference between ISNULL and COALESCE?
By Umesh Kumar in SQL Server on Apr 22 2021
  • Onkar Sharma
    Sep, 2021 25
  • Somendra Pratap Singh
    May, 2021 9

    Replaces NULL with the specified replacement value

    Evaluates the arguments in order and returns the current value of the first expression that initially doesn’t evaluate to NULL. For example, SELECT COALESCE(NULL, NULL, ‘third_value’, ‘fourth_value’); returns the third value because the third value is the first value that isn’t null.

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  • Shashidhar R
    Oct, 2024 26

    isnull limit datalength coalesce not limit and is null easly output is coming when mixed data like varchar,int but coalesce showing convert error

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  • Somendra Pratap Singh
    May, 2021 9

    Replaces NULL with the specified replacement valueEvaluates the arguments in order and returns the current value of the first expression that initially doesn't evaluate to NULL. For example, SELECT COALESCE(NULL, NULL, 'third_value', 'fourth_value'); returns the third value because the third value is the first value that isn't null.

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  • Varun Setia
    May, 2021 5

    IsNull can work for if value is null then use the next value, coalesce is take the first value which is not null of all the provided values.

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  • Shubham Kumar
    Apr, 2021 26

    The basic difference between them is isnull is used for replacing null from some user-friendly value, whereas coalesce is used for return first non nullable value from the column or list.

    Like if coalesce found empty string first so it will return the same

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