The eXtremeDB numeric database fields are of type
numericordecimalwhich have generated functions in addition to those for scalar types. Please use the links in the following table to view details and examples of these generated APIs:
classname_fieldname_from_chars() Convert character string to an 8 byte integer value classname_fieldname_to_chars() Convert the 8 byte integer value to a character string classname_fieldname_put_chars(numeric or decimal) Assign a numeric value from a character string argument classname_fieldname_get_chars(numeric or decimal) Return a numeric value in character string format