比较可以包含 NULLS 的列 - 有没有更优雅的方法？

Question

我知道您无法将值与 NULL 进行比较并期望结果而不添加类似以下代码的内容...

SELECT
    *
FROM 
    A INNER JOIN 
    B ON A.ID = B.ID
WHERE
    A.STRING <> B.STRING OR (A.STRING IS NULL AND B.STRING IS NOT NULL) OR (A.STRING IS NOT NULL AND B.STRING IS NULL) OR 
    A.DT <> B.DT OR (A.DT IS NULL AND B.DT IS NOT NULL) OR (A.DT IS NOT NULL AND B.DT IS NULL) OR 
    A.B <> B.B OR (A.B IS NULL AND B.B IS NOT NULL) OR (A.B IS NOT NULL AND B.B IS NULL) OR 
    A.NUM <> B.NUM OR (A.NUM IS NULL AND B.NUM IS NOT NULL) OR (A.NUM IS NOT NULL AND B.NUM IS NULL) 

我的问题是：

是否有一种更优雅的方法来测试两个表中任何一个可能为空的更改值？

解决方案需要跨数据类型统一工作。

这是设置测试表的代码...

CREATE TABLE A
(
    ID INT IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    STRING VARCHAR(20) NULL,
    DT DATETIME NULL,
    B BIT NULL,
    NUM INT NULL
)

CREATE TABLE B
(
    ID INT IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    STRING VARCHAR(20) NULL,
    DT DATETIME NULL,
    B BIT NULL,
    NUM INT NULL
)


INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES (NULL, '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', NULL, 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', NULL, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, NULL)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO A (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)


INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('STAGE', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2555-11-11 00:00:00.000', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 23)
INSERT INTO B (STRING, DT, B, NUM) VALUES ('TEST', '2012-03-16 16:39:04.893', 0, 999)

Answer 1

您可以使用Paul White的文章Undocumented Query Plans: Equality Comparisons 中的这种方法

SELECT * 
FROM   A 
       INNER JOIN B 
         ON A.ID = B.ID 
            AND EXISTS(SELECT A.* 
                       EXCEPT 
                       SELECT B.*)