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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2011-05-09 21:04:18 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2011-05-09 21:04:18 -0400
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Update documentation to state there is three-value logic, not
three-value boolean logic. Backpatch to 9.0.X since we just got another bug report about this today.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
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@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@
<member><literal>NOT</></member>
</simplelist>
- <acronym>SQL</acronym> uses a three-valued Boolean logic where the null value represents
- <quote>unknown</quote>. Observe the following truth tables:
+ <acronym>SQL</acronym> uses a three-valued logic system with true,
+ false, and <literal>null</>, which represents <quote>unknown</quote>.
+ Observe the following truth tables:
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="4">