or operator

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  • 04/07/2025

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Returns the logical OR of expr1 and expr2.

Syntax

expr1 or expr2

Arguments

  • expr1: A BOOLEAN expression.
  • expr2: A BOOLEAN expression.

Returns

A BOOLEAN.

Examples

> SELECT true or false;
 true
> SELECT false or false;
 false
> SELECT true or NULL;
 true
> SELECT false or NULL;
 NULL