tolong()
Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel
Converts the input value to a long (signed 64-bit) number representation.
Note
When possible, use long literals instead.
Syntax
tolong(value)
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | scalar | ✔️ | The value to convert to a long. |
Returns
If conversion is successful, the result is a long number.
If conversion isn't successful, the result is null.
Example
The following example checks if the result of converting the string "123" to a long number is equal to the integer 123.
tolong("123") == 123