Work with basic data types
All Flux data types are constructed from the following basic types:
Boolean
A boolean type represents a truth value (true or false). Learn how to work with boolean data types in Flux.
true
false
Bytes
A bytes type represents a sequence of byte values. Learn how to work with bytes data types in Flux.
Duration
A duration type represents a length of time with nanosecond precision Learn how to work with duration data types in Flux.
1ns
1h
1w
3d12h4m25s
Regular expression
A regular expression type represents a regular expression pattern. Learn how to work with Flux regular expression types.
/^[a-z0-9]+$/
String
A string type represents a sequence of characters. Learn how to work with string data types in Flux.
"abc"
"string with double \" quote"
"string with backslash \\"
"日本語"
"\xe6\x97\xa5\xe6\x9c\xac\xe8\xaa\x9e"
Time
A time type represents a single point in time with nanosecond precision. Learn how to work with time data types in Flux.
2021-01-01
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Float
A float type represents a IEEE-754 64-bit floating-point number. Learn how to work with float types in Flux.
0.0
123.4
-123.456
Integer
An integer type represents a signed 64-bit integer. Learn how to work with integer types in Flux.
0
2
1254
-1254
UIntegers
An unsigned integer (uinteger) type represents a unsigned 64-bit integer. Learn how to work with unsigned integer types in Flux.
uint(v: 123)
Null
The null type represents a missing or unknown value. Learn how to work with null types in Flux.
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