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IS_BIGINT function

Checks whether a value is a BIGINT. The IS_BIGINT function returns true for numbers of scale 0 in the 64-bit range. Otherwise, the function returns false for all other values, including null and floating point numbers.

The IS_BIGINT function is a superset of IS_INTEGER.

Syntax

IS_BIGINT(super_expression)

Arguments

Return type

BOOLEAN

Examples

To check if 5 is a BIGINT using the IS_BIGINT function, use the following example.

CREATE TABLE t(s SUPER);

INSERT INTO t VALUES (5);

SELECT s, IS_BIGINT(s) FROM t;

+---+-----------+
| s | is_bigint |
+---+-----------+
| 5 | true      |
+---+-----------+