Wondering what’s wrong with comparing BIGINT column values with ‘1’. Exactly, why this isn’t

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Asked: June 10, 20262026-06-10T07:37:36+00:00 2026-06-10T07:37:36+00:00

Wondering what’s wrong with comparing BIGINT column values with ‘1’. Exactly, why this isn’t producing any results:

SELECT * FROM table WHERE col = '1'

while this works just fine (i.e. returns non-empty result).

SELECT * FROM table WHERE col = 1

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-10T07:37:38+00:00

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If you are comparing an integer, you do not need quotes around it.

This appears to possibly be an unresolved bug.

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