Document partial indexes for IS NULL lookups.

bmomjian · bmomjian · commit bb18b4739001 · 2004-04-20T04:25:47.000Z
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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@@ -77,11 +77,9 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ON <re
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   <literal>NULL</> values are not indexed by default.  The best way
-   to index <literal>NULL</> values is to create a partial index using
-   an <literal>IS NULL</> comparison.  <literal>IS NULL</> is more
-   of a function call than a value comparison, and this is why a partial
-   index works.
+   Indexes can not be used with <literal>IS NULL</> clauses by default.
+   The best way to use indexes in such cases is to create a partial index 
+   using an <literal>IS NULL</> comparison.
   </para>
 
   <para>
