bigint function

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Casts the value expr to BIGINT. This function is a synonym for CAST(expr AS BIGINT). See cast function for details.

Syntax

bigint(expr)

Arguments

  • expr: Any expression which is castable to BIGINT.

Returns

A BIGINT.

Examples

> SELECT bigint(current_timestamp);
 1616168320
> SELECT bigint('5');
 5