SQL SERVER: Check if variable is null and then assign statement for Where Clause

I am trying to achieve something like the below in WHERE clause in sql.

if (@zipCode ==null)
begin
([Portal].[dbo].[Address].Position.Filter(@radiusBuff) = 1)   
end
else if(@zipCode !=null)
begin
([Portal].[dbo].[Address].PostalCode=@zipCode )
end  

I tried the following:

WHERE ((@zipCode IS NOT NULL AND ([Portal].[dbo].[Address].PostalCode=@zipCode)) OR (@zipCode IS NULL AND ([Portal].[dbo].[Address].Position.Filter(@radiusBuff) = 1)))

which is wrong. Can anyone help in framing the exact statement. Thanks!

Answer

Isnull() syntax is built in for this kind of thing.

declare @Int int = null;

declare @Values table ( id int, def varchar(8) )

insert into @Values values (8, 'I am 8');

-- fails
select *
from @Values
where id = @Int

-- works fine
select *
from @Values
where id = isnull(@Int, 8);

For your example keep in mind you can change scope to be yet another where predicate off of a different variable for complex boolean logic. Only caveat is you need to cast it differently if you need to examine for a different data type. So if I add another row but wish to specify int of 8 AND also the reference of text similar to ‘repeat’ I can do that with a reference again back to the ‘isnull’ of the first variable yet return an entirely different result data type for a different reference to a different field.

declare @Int int = null;

declare @Values table ( id int, def varchar(16) )

insert into @Values values (8, 'I am 8'), (8, 'I am 8 repeat');

select *
from @Values
where id = isnull(@Int, 8)
and def like isnull(cast(@Int as varchar), '%repeat%')