IS_FLOAT function - Amazon Redshift
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IS_FLOAT function

Checks whether a value is a floating point number. The IS_FLOAT function returns true for floating point numbers (FLOAT4 and FLOAT8). The function returns false for any other values.

The set of IS_DECIMAL the set of IS_FLOAT are disjoint.

Syntax

IS_FLOAT(super_expression)

Arguments

super_expression

A SUPER expression or column.

Return type

BOOLEAN

Examples

To check if 2.22::FLOAT is a FLOAT using the IS_FLOAT function, use the following example.

CREATE TABLE t(s SUPER); INSERT INTO t VALUES(2.22::FLOAT); SELECT s, IS_FLOAT(s) FROM t; +---------+----------+ | s | is_float | +---------+----------+ | 2.22e+0 | true | +---------+----------+