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toUInt() function

toUInt() converts all values in the _value column to unsigned integer types.

Supported types and behaviors

toUInt() behavior depends on the _value column type:

_value type Returned value
string UInteger equivalent of the numeric string
bool 1 (true) or 0 (false)
duration Number of nanoseconds in the specified duration
time Equivalent nanosecond epoch timestamp
float Value truncated at the decimal
int UInteger equivalent of the integer
Function type signature
(<-tables: stream[{A with _value: B}]) => stream[{A with _value: B, _value: uint}]

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (<-).

Examples

Convert a float _value column to uintegers

import "sampledata"

sampledata.float()
    |> toUInt()

View example input and output

Convert a boolean _value column to uintegers

import "sampledata"

sampledata.bool()
    |> toUInt()

View example input and output

Convert a uinteger _value column to an uintegers

import "sampledata"

sampledata.uint()
    |> toUInt()

View example input and output


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