---
name: "Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::BigInt"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "librose-db-object-perl"
version: "1:0.820-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::BigInt"
---

# Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::BigInt(3pm)

Big integer column metadata.

## NAME

Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::BigInt - Big integer column metadata.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::BigInt;
  $col = Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::BigInt->new(...);
  $col->make_methods(...);
  ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

Objects of this class store and manipulate metadata for big integer (sometimes called "int8") columns in a database.  Values are stored internally and returned as Math::BigInt objects.  If the Math::BigInt::GMP module is installed, it will be used transparently for better performance.

This class inherits from Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::Integer. Inherited methods that are not overridden will not be documented a second time here.  See the Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column::Integer documentation for more information.

## METHOD MAP

If perl is compiled to use 64-bit integers, then the method map is:

- "get\_set"

  Rose::DB::Object::MakeMethods::Generic, scalar, `"interface => 'get_set', ..."`

- "get"

  Rose::DB::Object::MakeMethods::Generic, scalar, `"interface => 'get', ..."`

- "get\_set"

  Rose::DB::Object::MakeMethods::Generic, scalar, `"interface => 'set', ..."`

Otherwise, the method map is:

- "get\_set"

  Rose::DB::Object::MakeMethods::Generic, scalar, `"interface => 'get_set', ..."`

- "get"

  Rose::DB::Object::MakeMethods::Generic, scalar, `"interface => 'get', ..."`

- "get\_set"

  Rose::DB::Object::MakeMethods::Generic, scalar, `"interface => 'set', ..."`

See the Rose::DB::Object::Metadata::Column documentation for an explanation of this method map.

## OBJECT METHODS

- **type**

  Returns "bigint".

## AUTHOR

John C. Siracusa (siracusa@gmail.com)

## LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2010 by John C. Siracusa.  All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.