Is Null/Empty

  • Is Blank: tests for whether a cell has no apparent value, " " may be missed

  • Is Null: tests for whether the result returned in a cell is null

  • Is Empty: tests for whether a cell has no value

Excel

  • Is Blank: =~ISBLANK!~(‹cell›)

  • Is Null: =~ISERROR!~(‹cell›)

=ISBLANK(A1)
=ISERROR(A2)

Tableau

~ISNULL!~(‹field›)

ISNULL([Name])

NB. In Tableau, Null and Blank values are treated as equivalent.

Alteryx

  • Is Blank: ~ISEMPTY!~(‹field›)

  • Is Null: ~ISNULL!~(‹field›)

ISEMPTY([Name])
ISNULL([Salary])

NB. The ISEMPTY() test will also return 'True' for Null values

OrgVue

  • Is Blank: node.‹field›.~isblank!~

  • Is Null: node.‹field› == ~null!~

node.name.isblank;
node.salary == null;

tSQL

‹field› ~IS NULL!~

SELECT * 
FROM EmployeesData
WHERE FullName IS NULL

Python

~not!~ ‹field›

not name

NB. The above example assumes a variable has been declared for name. For more information, go to General > Variables.

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