inferTypeAsString(v)
	s, ok := v.ToString()
	if !ok {
		err := fmt.Errorf("%s/%s expects a string argument", sqlFnCharLength, sqlFnCharacterLength)
		return nil, errIncorrectSQLFunctionArgumentType(err)
	}
	return FromInt(int64(len([]rune(s)))), nil
}

func lowerCase(v *Value) (*Value, error) {
	inferTypeAsString(v)
	s, ok := v.ToString()
	if !ok {

		{"string", "abc", "abc"},
		{"other", true, ""},
	}
	for _, test := range tests {
		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
			if out := ToString(test.in); test.out != out {
				t.Fatalf("ToString(%v) want: %s, got: %s", test.in, test.out, out)
			}
		})
	}

	inferTypeAsString(arg)

	s, ok := arg.ToString()
	if !ok {
		err := errLikeNonStrArg
		return nil, errLikeInvalidInputs(err)
	}

	pattern, err1 := e.Pattern.evalNode(r, tableAlias)
	if err1 != nil {
		return nil, err1
	}

	// Infer pattern as string (in case it is untyped)
	inferTypeAsString(pattern)

	patternStr, ok := pattern.ToString()
	if !ok {
		err := errLikeNonStrArg

)

// toString - Safely convert interface to string without causing panic.
func toString(val interface{}) string {
	switch v := val.(type) {
	case string:
		return v
	default:
		return ""
	}
}

// toLowerString - safely convert interface to lower string
func toLowerString(val interface{}) string {
	return strings.ToLower(toString(val))
}

		v = b
	} else if f, ok := value.ToFloat(); ok {
		v = f
	} else if i, ok := value.ToInt(); ok {
		v = i
	} else if t, ok := value.ToTimestamp(); ok {
		v = sql.FormatSQLTimestamp(t)
	} else if s, ok := value.ToString(); ok {
		v = s
	} else if value.IsNull() {
		v = nil
	} else if value.IsMissing() {
		return r, nil
	} else if b, ok := value.ToBytes(); ok {
		// This can either be raw json or a CSV value.

			case []byte:
				field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).SetString(string(data))
			case int, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
				field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).SetString(utils.ToString(data))
			case float64, float32:
				field.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).SetString(fmt.Sprintf("%."+strconv.Itoa(field.Precision)+"f", data))
			default:
				return fallbackSetter(ctx, value, v, field.Set)
			}

	}

	if valuer, ok := x.(driver.Valuer); ok {
		x, _ = valuer.Value()
	}
	if valuer, ok := y.(driver.Valuer); ok {
		y, _ = valuer.Value()
	}
	return reflect.DeepEqual(x, y)
}

func ToString(value interface{}) string {
	switch v := value.(type) {
	case string:
		return v
	case int:
		return strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10)
	case int8:
		return strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10)
	case int16:

	return nil
}

// String returns the decimal representation of z.
func (z *Int) String() string {
	if z == nil {
		return "nil"
	}
	z.doinit()
	p := C.mpz_get_str(nil, 10, &z.i[0])
	s := C.GoString(p)
	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(p))
	return s
}

func (z *Int) destroy() {
	if z.init {
		C.mpz_clear(&z.i[0])
	}
	z.init = false
}

/*
 * arithmetic
 */

			} else {
				vars[idx] = escaper + "<binary>" + escaper
			}
		case int, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
			vars[idx] = utils.ToString(v)
		case float32:
			vars[idx] = strconv.FormatFloat(float64(v), 'f', -1, 32)
		case float64:
			vars[idx] = strconv.FormatFloat(v, 'f', -1, 64)
		case string:

C.sizeof_struct_stat.

A C function may be declared in the Go file with a parameter type of
the special name _GoString_. This function may be called with an
ordinary Go string value. The string length, and a pointer to the
string contents, may be accessed by calling the C functions

	size_t _GoStringLen(_GoString_ s);
	const char *_GoStringPtr(_GoString_ s);

These functions are only available in the preamble, not in other C