Do not find references for empty values #21799
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Overview
Do not find references for empty strings or null values when looking for references to an entity
Before
The reference count query throws a fatal error if the target column is NULL and returns matches for an empty string
After
A result of 0 is returned when there is no usable value
Technical Details
When looking for references to a column we really want references to 'real values' not empty fields. 0 is a bit ambiguous & behaviour is unchanged.
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