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lnnvl [Oracle SQL]

... where lnnvl(condition)...
create table lnnvl_ex (
  a number,
  b number
);
insert into lnnvl_ex values (null, null);
insert into lnnvl_ex values (null,    1);
insert into lnnvl_ex values (   2,    2);
insert into lnnvl_ex values (   3, null);
insert into lnnvl_ex values (   4,    5);
select * from lnnvl_ex where a=b;
         A          B
---------- ----------
         2          2
select * from lnnvl_ex where lnnvl(a=b);
         A          B
---------- ----------

                    1
         3
         4          5

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nvl and nvl2.