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  1. Derby
  2. DERBY-2218

Null Pointer Exception when an untyped NULL subquery ("values null") appears outside of the FROM list in a SELECT query.

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 10.1.3.2, 10.2.2.1, 10.3.1.4
    • 10.2.2.1, 10.3.1.4
    • SQL
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    Description

      If a SELECT query contains a subquery which includes an untyped NULL value at any place other than in the FROM list, Derby will throw an NPE at bind time.

      ij> create table t1 (i int);
      0 rows inserted/updated/deleted

      – If the untyped NULL is in the FROM list, a reasonable error is thrown.

      ij> select * from (values null) x;
      ERROR 42X07: Null is only allowed in a VALUES clause within an INSERT statement.

      ij> select * from (select * from t1, (values null) x )y;
      ERROR 42X07: Null is only allowed in a VALUES clause within an INSERT statement.

      – But if it appears anywhere else, the result is an NPE:

      – IN-list
      ij> select * from t1 where i in (1, 2, (values null));
      ERROR XJ001: Java exception: ': java.lang.NullPointerException'.

      – where clause
      select * from t1 where (values null);

      – order by clause
      select * from t1 order by (values null);

      – result column
      select (values null) from t1;

      – group by clause (only works in 10.2 and later)
      select * from t1 group by (values null);

      – having clause
      select * from t1 group by i having (values null);

      Stack trace (from 10.2.2) is:

      java.lang.NullPointerException
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.SubqueryNode.setDataTypeServices(SubqueryNode.java:2289)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.SubqueryNode.bindExpression(SubqueryNode.java:529)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.ValueNodeList.bindExpression(ValueNodeList.java:130)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.BinaryListOperatorNode.bindExpression(BinaryListOperatorNode.java:161)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.SelectNode.bindExpressions(SelectNode.java:540)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.DMLStatementNode.bindExpressions(DMLStatementNode.java:249)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.DMLStatementNode.bind(DMLStatementNode.java:162)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.compile.CursorNode.bind(CursorNode.java:253)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.GenericStatement.prepMinion(GenericStatement.java:345)
      at org.apache.derby.impl.sql.GenericStatement.prepare(GenericStatement.java:119)

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