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INT16

This function is used to cast data to the INT16 data type.

Syntax​

INT16 ( arg )

arg
The value to be cast. The value has to be of a Numeric or Date & Time data type category.

Return Value​

Returns the INT16 representation of the value provided.

Remarks​

  • If the value falls outside of the INT16 range, an overflow error is returned.
  • Date & Time values are first converted to their underlying unix representation before being converted.
  • Conversions from floating point numbers floor the value.

Examples​

This returns the INT16 representation of -1. Without data type context, numeric values are interpreted as their largest datatype. In this example, because -1 is signed it's interpreted as an INT64.

SELECT INT16(-1);

Response:

INT16(-1) [INT16]
-1

If we operate on a values that exceeds the range of INT16 the query errors.

SELECT INT16(-32768);

Response:

The provided value overflows INT16