`GET_FORMAT` returns empty string instead of `NULL` for unknown format
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## Bug Report
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### 1. Minimal reproduce step (Required)
Run `SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'FOO');`
### 2. What did you expect to see? (Required)
```
mysql> SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'FOO');
+-------------------------+
| GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'FOO') |
+-------------------------+
| NULL |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
```
### 3. What did you see instead (Required)
```
mysql> SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'FOO');
+-------------------------+
| GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'FOO') |
+-------------------------+
| |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
```
### 4. What is your TiDB version? (Required)
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