SQLite typeof() function

Description

The typeof() function returns a string that indicates the datatype of the expression. The only return values are: "null", "integer", "real", "text", or "blob".

Syntax:

typeof(X)

SQLite Version: 3.8.5

Arguments:

Example: SQLite typeof() function

The following SQLite statement returns the datatype from the given expressions.

SELECT typeof('w3resource.com');

Here is the result.

Sample Output:

typeof('w3resource.com')
------------------------
text

SELECT typeof(5347);

Here is the result.

Sample Output:

typeof(5347)
------------
integer

SELECT typeof(5347.2147);

Here is the result.

Sample Output:

typeof(5347.2147)
-----------------
real

SELECT typeof(NULL);

Here is the result.

Sample Output:

typeof(NULL)
------------
null

SELECT typeof('true and false');

Here is the result.

Sample Output:

typeof('true and false')
------------------------
text

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