MySQL : Selecting alternative field if given field is empty

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Hi, I wonder if is it possible to run mysql command which can select an alternative field if the first given field is empty, on the same table.

Example : I have table called "posts" which have "intro" and "content". In the same statement I would like to select as a result "content" if "intro" is empty, but not having both in the result array.

Thanks in advance

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