drop table if exists t1,t2; create table t1(str varchar(10) default 'def',strnull varchar(10),intg int default '10',rel double default '3.14'); insert into t1 values ('','',0,0.0); select default(str), default(strnull), default(intg), default(rel) from t1; default(str) default(strnull) default(intg) default(rel) def NULL 10 3.14 explain extended select default(str), default(strnull), default(intg), default(rel) from t1; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 system NULL NULL NULL NULL 1 Warnings: Note 1003 select high_priority default(test.t1.str) AS `default(str)`,default(test.t1.strnull) AS `default(strnull)`,default(test.t1.intg) AS `default(intg)`,default(test.t1.rel) AS `default(rel)` from test.t1 select * from t1 where str <> default(str); str strnull intg rel 0 0 explain select * from t1 where str <> default(str); id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 system NULL NULL NULL NULL 1 drop table t1;