BUG #18997: Two equivalent queries return different results

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Subject: BUG #18997: Two equivalent queries return different results
Date: 2025-07-24 14:45:17
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 18997
Logged by: Jinhui Lai
Email address: jinhui-lai(at)foxmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 17.5
Operating system: ubuntu 22.04
Description:

Dear PG developers:

Thanks for reading my report.

I think these "SELECT COUNT(c0) FILTER (WHERE c0 IS NOT NULL) FROM t0" and
"SELECT COUNT(c0) FROM t0 WHERE c0 IS NOT NULL;" are equivalent. However,
their results are different.

Please you can reproduce it as follows:

CREATE TYPE composite AS (a float8, b float8);
CREATE TABLE t0 (c0 composite NOT NULL);
INSERT INTO t0 VALUES ('(,)');

test=# SELECT COUNT(c0) FILTER (WHERE c0 IS NOT NULL) FROM t0;
count
-------
0
(1 row)

test=# SELECT COUNT(c0) FROM t0 WHERE c0 IS NOT NULL;
count
-------
1
(1 row)

Moreover, when I execute this case in the former versions, such as pg 16,
15... these two queries return the same result.

Best regard,
Jinhui

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