}
	return 0, false
}

// ToInt returns the value if int.
func (v Value) ToInt() (val int64, ok bool) {
	val, ok = v.value.(int64)
	return
}

// ToString returns the value if string.
func (v Value) ToString() (val string, ok bool) {
	val, ok = v.value.(string)
	return
}

// Equals returns whether the values strictly match.
// Both type and value must match.

	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 {

	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.