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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 typeReturned value
stringUInteger equivalent of the numeric string
bool1 (true) or 0 (false)
durationNumber of nanoseconds in the specified duration
timeEquivalent nanosecond epoch timestamp
floatValue truncated at the decimal
intUInteger equivalent of the integer
Function type signature
(<-tables: stream[{A with _value: B}]) => stream[{A with _value: B, _value: uint}]
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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()
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Convert a boolean _value column to uintegers

import "sampledata"

sampledata.bool()
    |> toUInt()
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Convert a uinteger _value column to an uintegers

import "sampledata"

sampledata.uint()
    |> toUInt()
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