Fix IS NOT NULL parsing precedence with AND operator#109
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Fix IS NOT NULL parsing precedence with AND operator#109
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[WIP] Fix IS NOT NULL parsing errors in SQL
Fix IS NOT NULL parsing precedence with AND operator
Feb 14, 2026
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The parser was tokenizing
IS NOT NULLas two operations:IS NOT(binary) followed byNULL(literal), causing incorrect precedence when combined with logical operators.Example of incorrect parsing:
Changes:
scanBinaryOp()to recognize the three-token sequenceIS NOT NULLand returnNOTNULLtoken before attempting to returnISNOTIS NOT NULLis treated as a unary operator (likeIS NULL) rather than a binary operator followed by a literalIS NOT NULLstandalone and withANDoperatorThe fix aligns the parser behavior with SQLite's actual precedence rules for null checks.
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