long
Syntax
long(X)
Arguments
X can be of any data type.
Details
Convert the data type of X to LONG.
Examples
$ x=long();
$ x;
00l
$ typestr x;
LONG
$ long(`10.9);
10
$ long(9223372036854775807l);
9223372036854775807
$ long(9223372036854775808l);
9223372036854775807
// maximum value for a LONG is 2^63-1=9223372036854775807