Numerical Types, Functions, and Operators​

Mathematical functions​

String parsing​

It’s possible to explicitly cast between all numeric types. All numeric types can also be cast to and from str and json.

type

int16

int16

A 16-bit signed integer.

An integer value in range from -32768 to +32767 (inclusive).

type

int32

int32

A 32-bit signed integer.

An integer value in range from -2147483648 to +2147483647 (inclusive).

type

int64

int64

A 64-bit signed integer.

An integer value in range from -9223372036854775808 to +9223372036854775807 (inclusive).

type

float32

float32

A variable precision, inexact number.

Minimal guaranteed precision is at least 6 decimal digits. The approximate range of a float32 is -3.4e+38 to +3.4e+38.

type

float64

float64

A variable precision, inexact number.

Minimal guaranteed precision is at least 15 decimal digits. The approximate range of a float64 is -1.7e+308 to +1.7e+308.

type

bigint

bigint

Arbitrary precision integer.

The EdgeDB philosophy is that using bigint type should be an explicit opt-in, but once used, the values should not be accidentally cast into a numeric type with less precision.

In accordance with this the mathematical functions are designed to keep the separation between bigint values and the rest of the numeric types.

All of the following types can be explicitly cast into bigint: str, json, int16, int32, int64, float32, float64, and decimal.

A bigint literal is an integer literal followed by ‘n’:

select 42n is bigint;

{true}

To represent really big integers it is possible to use the exponent notation (e.g. 1e20n instead of 100000000000000000000n) as long as the exponent is positive and there is no dot anywhere.

select 1e+100n is bigint;

{true}

When a float literal is followed by ‘n’ it produces a decimal instead:

select 1.23n is decimal;

{true}

select 1.0e+100n is decimal;

{true}

Caution is advised when casting bigint values into json. The JSON specification does not have a limit on significant digits, so a bigint number can be losslessly represented in JSON. However, JSON decoders in many languages will read all such numbers as some kind of 32- or 64-bit number type, which may result in errors or precision loss. If such loss is unacceptable, then consider casting the value into str and decoding it on the client side into a more appropriate type.

type

decimal

decimal

Any number of arbitrary precision.

The EdgeDB philosophy is that using a decimal type should be an explicit opt-in, but once used, the values should not be accidentally cast into a numeric type with less precision.

In accordance with this the mathematical functions are designed to keep the separation between decimal values and the rest of the numeric types.

All of the following types can be explicitly cast into decimal: str, json, int16, int32, int64, float32, float64, and bigint.

A decimal literal is a float literal followed by ‘n’:

select 1.23n is decimal;

{true}

select 1.0e+100n is decimal;

{true}

Note that an integer literal (without a dot or exponent) followed by ‘n’ produces a bigint. A literal without a dot and with a positive exponent makes a bigint, too:

select 42n is bigint;

{true}

select 12e+34n is bigint;

{true}

Caution is advised when casting decimal values into json. The JSON specification does not have a limit on significant digits, so a decimal number can be losslessly represented in JSON. However, JSON decoders in many languages will read all such numbers as some kind of floating point values, which may result in precision loss. If such loss is unacceptable, then consider casting the value into str and decoding it on the client side into a more appropriate type.

operator

anyreal + anyreal

anyreal + anyreal -> anyreal

Arithmetic addition.

select 2 + 2;

{4}

operator

anyreal - anyreal

anyreal - anyreal -> anyreal

Arithmetic subtraction.

select 3 - 2;

{1}

operator

-anyreal

- anyreal -> anyreal

Arithmetic negation.

select -5;

{-5}

operator

anyreal * anyreal

anyreal * anyreal -> anyreal

Arithmetic multiplication.

select 2 * 10;

{20}

operator

anyreal / anyreal

anyreal / anyreal -> anyreal

Arithmetic division.

select 10 / 4;

{2.5}

Division by zero results in an error:

select 10 / 0;

DivisionByZeroError: division by zero

operator

anyreal // anyreal

anyreal // anyreal -> anyreal

Floor division.

The result is rounded down to the nearest integer. It is equivalent to using regular division and the applying math::floor() to the result.

select 10 // 4;

{2}

select math::floor(10 / 4);

{2}

select -10 // 4;

{-3}

It also works on float, bigint, and decimal types. The type of the result corresponds to the type of the operands:

select 3.7 // 1.1;

{3.0}

select 3.7n // 1.1n;

{3.0n}

select 37 // 11;

{3}

Regular division, floor division, and % are related in the following way: A // B = (A - (A % B)) / B.

operator

anyreal % anyreal

anyreal % anyreal -> anyreal

Remainder from division (modulo).

This is the remainder from floor division. Just as is the case with // the result type of the remainder operator corresponds to the operand type:

select 10 % 4;

{2}

select 10n % 4;

{2n}

select -10 % 4;

{2}

# floating arithmetic is inexact, so
# we get 0.3999999999999999 instead of 0.4
select 3.7 % 1.1;

{0.3999999999999999}

select 3.7n % 1.1n;

{0.4n}

select 37 % 11;

{4}

Regular division, // and % are related in the following way: A // B = (A - (A % B)) / B.

Modulo division by zero results in an error:

select 10 % 0;

DivisionByZeroError: division by zero

operator

anyreal ^ anyreal

anyreal ^ anyreal -> anyreal

Power operation.

select 2 ^ 4;

{16}

function

round()

std::round(value: int64) -> float64std::round(value: float64) -> float64std::round(value: bigint) -> bigintstd::round(value: decimal) -> decimalstd::round(value: decimal, d: int64) -> decimal

Round to the nearest value.

There’s a difference in how ties (which way 0.5 is rounded) are handled depending on the type of the input value.

float64 tie is rounded to the nearest even number:

select round(1.2);

{1}

select round(1.5);

{2}

select round(2.5);

{2}

decimal tie is rounded away from 0:

select round(1.2n);

{1n}

select round(1.5n);

{2n}

select round(2.5n);

{3n}

Additionally, when rounding a decimal value an optional argument d can be provided to specify to what decimal point the value must to be rounded.

select round(163.278n, 2);

{163.28n}

select round(163.278n, 1);

{163.3n}

select round(163.278n, 0);

{163n}

select round(163.278n, -1);

{160n}

select round(163.278n, -2);

{200n}

function

random()

std::random() -> float64

Return a pseudo-random number in the range 0.0 <= x < 1.0.

select random();

{0.62649393780157}

function

to_bigint()

std::to_bigint(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> bigint

Create a bigint value.

Parse a bigint from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

select to_bigint('-000,012,345', 'S099,999,999,999');

{-12345n}

select to_bigint('31st', '999th');

{31n}

For more details on formatting see here.

function

to_decimal()

std::to_decimal(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> decimal

Create a decimal value.

Parse a decimal from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

select to_decimal('-000,012,345', 'S099,999,999,999');

{-12345.0n}

select to_decimal('-012.345');

{-12.345n}

select to_decimal('31st', '999th');

{31.0n}

For more details on formatting see here.

function

to_int16()

std::to_int16(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> int16

Create an int16 value.

Parse an int16 from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

For more details on formatting see here.

function

to_int32()

std::to_int32(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> int32

Create an int32 value.

Parse an int32 from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

For more details on formatting see here.

function

to_int64()

std::to_int64(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> int64

Create an int64 value.

Parse an int64 from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

For more details on formatting see here.

function

to_float32()

std::to_float32(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> float32

Create a float32 value.

Parse a float32 from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

For more details on formatting see here.

function

to_float64()

std::to_float64(s: str, fmt: optional str={}) -> float64

Create a float64 value.

Parse a float64 from the input s and optional format specification fmt.

For more details on formatting see here.