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tolong

The tolong function converts the input to a value of type long (int).

Aliases: long, int, toint.

Syntax

tolong( Expression )

Arguments

  • Expression: Expression to convert to a value of type long.

Returns

If the type conversion is successful, returns a long number. Decimal places are truncated.

If the type conversion fails, returns null.

Example

  • tolong(123) returns 123
  • tolong("123.456") returns 123
  • tolong("abc") returns null