Data Types

Falcon Expert supports the following data types and return types:

integer

The integer data type are whole numbers. Examples of an integer include: -100, 0, and 75.

real

The real data type has a numeric value that can have a decimal point. Real numbers are numbers that can contain a fractional part. Examples of real numbers include: -123.45, 0.0, 45.67.

string

The string data type can have alphanumeric characters and is any text or numbers treated as text. Examples include addresses or cities. Example: "255 Apple Lane"

boolean

The boolean data type has values of true or false. This value relates to the Blaze boolean type, which is not used in any data feeds. A null value is not supported.

A boolean field in an AUTHN20 data feed is a nullable JSON boolean, which has values of "1" "0" and "U". In the rule engine and in Falcon Expert, it is a string.

dateStr

The dateStr data type is used to represent a date field with the format yyyymmdd, where yyyy is the year, mm is the month, and dd is the day. A dateStr of "20210502" represents May 2, 2021.

timeStr

The timeStr data type is used to represent a time field with the format hhmmss, where hh is the hour, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds. A timeStr of "105033" represents 10:50am and 33 seconds.