Syntax
The syntax for the COALESCE function is:
COALESCE( expr1, expr2, ... expr_n )
The COALESCE function can be used in Oracle/PLSQL.
You could use the coalesce function in a SQL statement as follows:
SELECT COALESCE( address1, address2, address3 ) result
FROM suppliers;
The above COALESCE function is equivalent to the following IF-THEN-ELSE statement:
IF address1 is not null THEN
result := address1;
ELSIF address2 is not null THEN
result := address2;
ELSIF address3 is not null THEN
result := address3;
ELSE
result := null;
END IF;
