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Boolean Type

Table 1 Boolean type

Name

Description

Storage Space

Value

BOOLEAN

Boolean type

1 byte
  • true
  • false
  • null (unknown)

Valid literal values for the "true" state are:

TRUE, 't', 'true', 'y', 'yes', '1'

Valid literal values for the "false" state include:

FALSE, 'f', 'false', 'n', 'no', '0'

TRUE and FALSE are standard expressions, compatible with SQL statements.

Examples

Boolean values are displayed using the letters t and f.

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-- Create a table:
CREATE TABLE bool_type_t1  
(
    BT_COL1 BOOLEAN,
    BT_COL2 TEXT
)  DISTRIBUTE BY HASH(BT_COL2);

-- Insert data:
INSERT INTO bool_type_t1 VALUES (TRUE, 'sic est');

INSERT INTO bool_type_t1 VALUES (FALSE, 'non est');

-- View data:
SELECT * FROM bool_type_t1;
 bt_col1 | bt_col2 
---------+---------
 t       | sic est
 f       | non est
(2 rows)

SELECT * FROM bool_type_t1 WHERE bt_col1 = 't';
 bt_col1 | bt_col2 
---------+---------
 t       | sic est
(1 row)

-- Delete the tables:
DROP TABLE bool_type_t1;
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