From: Matt S Trout <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 03:00:16 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: add docs on is dwim for undef values
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add docs on is dwim for undef values
---

diff --git a/lib/SQL/Abstract/Reference.pm b/lib/SQL/Abstract/Reference.pm
index 6075f4c..1f9dd33 100644
--- a/lib/SQL/Abstract/Reference.pm
+++ b/lib/SQL/Abstract/Reference.pm
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ an expander has been registered for that node type:
   id OP ?
   [ 'value' ]
 
+If the value is undef, attempts to convert equality and like ops to IS NULL,
+and inequality and not like to IS NOT NULL:
+
+  # expr
+  { id => { '!=' => undef } }
+
+  # aqt
+  { -op => [ 'is_not_null', { -ident => [ 'id' ] } ] }
+
+  # query
+  id IS NOT NULL
+  []
+
 =head3 identifier hashpair w/simple value
 
 Equivalent to a hashtriple with an op of '='.