# IS NOT NULL

## Syntax

```sql
IS NOT NULL
```

## Description

Tests whether a value is not `NULL`. See also [NULL Values in MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/data-types/null-values).

## Examples

```sql
SELECT 1 IS NOT NULL, 0 IS NOT NULL, NULL IS NOT NULL;
+---------------+---------------+------------------+
| 1 IS NOT NULL | 0 IS NOT NULL | NULL IS NOT NULL |
+---------------+---------------+------------------+
|             1 |             1 |                0 |
+---------------+---------------+------------------+
```

## See also

* [NULL values](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/data-types/null-values)
* [IS NULL operator](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/operators/comparison-operators/is-null)
* [COALESCE function](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/operators/comparison-operators/coalesce)
* [IFNULL function](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-functions/control-flow-functions/ifnull)
* [NULLIF function](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-functions/control-flow-functions/nullif)
* [CONNECT data types](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/connect/connect-data-types#null-handling)

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