add jar ../build/contrib/hive_contrib.jar; DROP TABLE table1; CREATE TABLE table1 (a STRING) ROW FORMAT SERDE 'org.apache.hadoop.hive.contrib.serde2.TypedBytesSerDe' STORED AS SEQUENCEFILE; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE table1 SELECT NULL FROM SRC; SELECT * FROM table1; SELECT a FROM table1 WHERE a IS NULL; SELECT a FROM table1 WHERE a IS NOT NULL; DROP TABLE table1;