INT: from Tableau to SQL

Converts a number to an integer by truncating its fractional part. Below, 8 sample rows go through the calculation and through the SQL, and both return the same numbers.

Calculated field

INT([amount])

Sample data

labelquantityamountflag
cedar cedar 6512.8True
ORCHID-west66-7.6False
maple-east670null
willow north6825.3True
birch-birch694.9False
pine/south70-1.2null
ash719True
nullnullnullnull

The same calculation as SQL

SELECT trunc(amount)::bigint AS result FROM input

Runs the example above.

Result

result
12
-7
0
25
4
-1
9
null

Same rows from the calculation and from the SQL in DuckDB.

Where a naive translation goes wrong

  • Replacing INT with amount::bigint changes the shown values or null handling.

    Naive SQL

    SELECT amount::bigint AS result FROM input
    result
    13
    -8
    0
    25
    5
    -1
    9
    null

    Matches the calculation

    SELECT trunc(amount)::bigint AS result FROM input
    result
    12
    -7
    0
    25
    4
    -1
    9
    null

Signature

INT(expression)