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Update documentation to state there is three-value logic, not
authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Tue, 10 May 2011 01:04:18 +0000 (21:04 -0400)
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Tue, 10 May 2011 01:04:18 +0000 (21:04 -0400)
three-value boolean logic.

Backpatch to 9.0.X since we just got another bug report about this
today.

doc/src/sgml/func.sgml

index 657835c..c1a34fb 100644 (file)
@@ -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">