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How do I turn a string field value to an integer?

  • March 11, 2025
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I need to turn a string field value into an integer, how do I do that?

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  • March 11, 2025

The Numerify Function converts event fields that are numbers to type number .

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Numerify | Cribl Docs

Extract numeric values from event fields


Another way to do this with JavaScript code is to use the Number class or the Unary plus operator.

Number(field) or +field are equivalent.

If you have a hexadecimal number, you can use the Number.parseInt() function to convert from base 16 to base 10 (decimal).

Number.parseInt(field, 16)