Categories: Datatype, Variant Type

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Returns TRUE if the input expression is a VARIANT<FLOAT>.

Syntax

IS_FLOAT(value VARIANT) → BOOLEAN

• value: The VARIANT value to check.

Examples

IS_FLOAT example

SELECT IS_FLOAT(TO_VARIANT(CAST(1.0 AS FLOAT)))
-- TRUE

IS_FLOAT example

SELECT IS_FLOAT(TO_VARIANT('hello'))
-- FALSE

Usage Notes

NULL handling for VARIANT inputs

If the input is SQL NULL (e.g., from a missing path), IS_FLOAT returns NULL.

Input	Result
VARIANT float	TRUE
VARIANT other type	FALSE
VARIANT null	FALSE
SQL NULL	NULL