select count(*) returns a string not a number? mysql

When running SELECT count(*) it returns a string. Attached is an image of the query and the output. Can someone help me make sense of this.

3 Replies

rphlmr ⚡•16mo ago

Yes, you have to cast it at db level:

sql<number>`select cast(count(*) as integer) from ...`

sql<number>`select cast(count(*) as integer) from ...`

sql<number>`select count(*) from...`.mapWith(Number)

sql<number>`select count(*) from...`.mapWith(Number)

To let Drizzle do that.

codeforkOP•16mo ago

Appears to still be returning a string.

rphlmr ⚡•16mo ago

What about using cast?