Suppose you want to search the records on the basis of start and end date and for that if ModifiedDate is not null then use it otherwise use the Creation date:
Simply we can use, if in where clause like this
If ModifiedDate IS NULL
Where CreationDate Between @StartDate And @EndDate
Else
Where ModifiedDate Between @StartDate And @EndDate
If there would be more similar condition then you would have to use more if else and same code will be written again and again, so what is the solution, see if this
Where ISNULL(ModifiedDate, CreationDate) Between @StartDate And @EndDate
Isn't it clear and easy
Suppose you have an Inventory table in which there is a column status and it keeps 3 values
10: In Hand
20: Re Order Level
30: Sold Out
And you also have to give the option to select all the records, say the @status = 0,
if parameter value is 10 or 20 or 30 then you have to return only those types of records but if it is 0 then you have to return all the records. How will you write your procedure, Let me write in a very simple way
Create PROC Inventory_Search
@Status INT
AS
Select ………………………………
From Inventory I
Where @Status = 0 OR I.Status = @Status
Are you getting what it will do, let me explain
For @Status = 10 it will become
10 =0 or I.Status = 10
So 10 = 0 will never be true and only those records will be returned where Status = 10, similarly for 20 and 30.
For @Status = 0 it will become0
0 = 0 OR I.Status = 0
So 0 = 0 will always be true and will return all the records.
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