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Emulate UNSIGNED integer semantics for CAST and CONVERT #359

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@JanJakes

Problem

MySQL's CAST(expr AS UNSIGNED) and CONVERT(expr, UNSIGNED) wrap negative values using modular arithmetic (2^64). For example, CAST('-10' AS UNSIGNED) returns 18446744073709551606 in MySQL.

SQLite has no unsigned integer type — its integers are always 64-bit signed. Currently, CAST('-10' AS UNSIGNED) returns -10 in the SQLite driver, which is incorrect.

Scope

The UNSIGNED semantics may need to be emulated in multiple places:

  • CAST(expr AS UNSIGNED) expressions.
  • CONVERT(expr, UNSIGNED) expressions.
  • Potentially other contexts where UNSIGNED integer behavior is expected (e.g., column types, arithmetic).

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