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UINT16

This function is used to cast data to the UINT16 data type.

Syntax​

UINT16 ( 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 UINT16 representation of the value provided.

Remarks​

  • If the value falls outside of the UINT16 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 UINT16 representation of the FLOAT64 33.3. Without data type context, numeric values are interpreted as their largest datatype. In this example, because 33.3 is a floating point number it's interpreted as a FLOAT64.

SELECT UINT16(33.3);

Response:

UINT16(33.3) [UINT16]
33

If we operate on a values that exceeds the range of UINT16 the query errors.

SELECT UINT16(-1);

Response:

The provided value overflows UINT8