Is it possible to define an int32 value in javascript console?

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Do I understand right that it is impossible to define and store an int32 value in the mongodb javascript console? So if I want to do so a have no choice but to write a program in Java or other language with well-typed driver interface?

The only more or less clear explanation I could find is BUG #854 in mongodb's JIRA. But I just can't believe that such a simple and vital feature is avoided.

Karoly Horvath · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-16T17:05:56.273

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It's even worse than that, if you retrieve data in the JS console and then write it back to the DB, it will convert interegers to floats.

~~AFAIK the new feature to fix this is still not implemented~~. The new feature was implemented in 1.9.1:

var intValue = NumberInt(3);

edited Oct 16 '12 at 17:05

answered Jul 01 '11 at 09:23

Karoly Horvath

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I had this issue, the answer from Doug W below worked for me though – soupy1976 Oct 16 '12 at 15:29
yes, they fixed it a couple of weeks after I wrote that... updated. – Karoly Horvath Oct 16 '12 at 17:06

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 08 '11 at 04:14

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Just as an update, the following function is working okay for me. The resulting field is of type Int32

var intValue = NumberInt(3);

answered Nov 08 '11 at 04:14

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Which version are you using? 2.0? – CheatEx Nov 08 '11 at 07:42

Is it possible to define an int32 value in javascript console?

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