In a Zen-like manner, "NULL" is never equal to anything, even itself. Therefore comparisons using equality operators will always return ``++False++``, even when the value actually ``++IS NULL++``.


For that reason, comparison operators should never be used to make comparisons with ``++NULL++``; ``++IS NULL++`` and ``++IS NOT NULL++`` should be used instead.

== Noncompliant Code Example

[source,sql]
----
UPDATE books
SET title = 'unknown'
WHERE title = NULL -- Noncompliant 
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== Compliant Solution

[source,sql]
----
UPDATE books
SET title = 'unknown'
WHERE title IS NULL
----

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