Syntax error Can we use IFNULL along with MySQL ORDER BY?

Can we use IFNULL along with MySQL ORDER BY?



You can use IFNULL along with ORDER BY clause. The syntax is as follows −

SELECT *FROM yourTableName ORDER BY IFNULL(yourColumnName1,yourColumnName2);

To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −

mysql> create table IfNullDemo
   -> (
   -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   -> ProductName varchar(10),
   -> ProductWholePrice float,
   -> ProductRetailPrice float,
   -> PRIMARY KEY(Id)
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.19 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −

mysql> insert into IfNullDemo(ProductName,ProductWholePrice,ProductRetailPrice) values('Product-1',99.50,150.50);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.21 sec)
mysql> insert into IfNullDemo(ProductName,ProductWholePrice,ProductRetailPrice) values('Product-2',NULL,76.56);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)
mysql> insert into IfNullDemo(ProductName,ProductWholePrice,ProductRetailPrice) values('Product-3',105.40,NULL);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)
mysql> insert into IfNullDemo(ProductName,ProductWholePrice,ProductRetailPrice) values('Product-4',NULL,NULL);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)
mysql> insert into IfNullDemo(ProductName,ProductWholePrice,ProductRetailPrice) values('Product-5',209.90,400.50);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from IfNullDemo;

The following is the output −

+----+-------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| Id | ProductName | ProductWholePrice | ProductRetailPrice |
+----+-------------+-------------------+--------------------+
|  1 | Product-1   |              99.5 |              150.5 |
|  2 | Product-2   |              NULL |              76.56 |
|  3 | Product-3   |             105.4 |               NULL |
|  4 | Product-4   |              NULL |               NULL |
|  5 | Product-5   |             209.9 |              400.5 |
+----+-------------+-------------------+--------------------+
5 rows in set (0.02 sec)

Here is the query to order by if null −

mysql> select *from IfNullDemo order by ifnull(ProductWholePrice,ProductRetailPrice);

The following is the output −

+----+-------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| Id | ProductName | ProductWholePrice | ProductRetailPrice |
+----+-------------+-------------------+--------------------+
|  4 | Product-4  |               NULL |               NULL |
|  2 | Product-2  |               NULL |              76.56 |
|  1 | Product-1  |               99.5 |              150.5 |
|  3 | Product-3  |              105.4 |               NULL |
|  5 | Product-5  |              209.9 |              400.5 |
+----+-------------+-------------------+--------------------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:24+05:30

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