The following query:
SELECT DECODE(country_id, 1, 'United States', 2, 'England', NULL, 'France') FROM customers;
returns:
- 'United States' if the country_id is 1
- 'England' if the country_id is 2
- NULL if the country_id is NULL
- NULL if the country_id is not equal to 1, 2, or NULL