getLong (Function)

Function retrieves the long value specified in the given path of the JSON element.

Syntax

<LONG> json:getLong(<STRING|OBJECT> json, <STRING> path)

Query Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value	Possible Data Types	Optional	Dynamic
json	The JSON input containing long value.		STRING OBJECT	No	Yes
path	The JSON path to fetch the long value.		STRING	No	Yes

Example 1

json:getLong(json,'$.age')

If the json is the format {'name' : 'John', 'age' : 23}, the function returns 23 as there is a matching long at $.age.

Example 2

json:getLong(json,'$.salary')

If the json is the format {'name' : 'John', 'age' : 23}, the function returns null as there are no matching element at $.salary.

Example 3

json:getLong(json,'$.name')

If the json is the format {'name' : 'John', 'age' : 23}, the function returns null as there are no matching long at $.name.