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Data types

In XStream, each column or an expression has a related data type. A data type describes (and constrains) the set of values that a column of that type can hold or an expression of that type can produce.

Supported data types

Below is the list of data types supported.

# Data type Description
1 bigint The int type.
2 float The float type.
3 string Text values, comprised of Unicode characters.
4 datetime datatime type - Currently it's NOT supported yet.
5 boolean The boolean type, the value could be true or false.
6 array The array type, can be any types from simple data or struct type (#1 - #5, and #7).
7 struct The complex type. Set of name/value pairs. Values must be of supported data type.

Type conversions

These are the rules governing data type conversions:

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