Is it possible to define bit column in sqlite?

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Sounds like a basic question but I couldn't seem to find it. Is there a way to define in SQLite a column which will be a single bit?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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SQLite does not have a separate Boolean storage class. Instead, Boolean values are stored as integers 0 (false) and 1 (true).

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Dec 03 '13 at 12:35

juergen d

I guess it is because, internally sqlite takes only required amount of memory and it is optimized in that way, So, an Integer field holding value 0 or 1 will only take 1 byte. – Akoder Aug 09 '17 at 06:36
They could save space by joining the result of 8 rows boolean values and saving them as a byte... but looks like nobody cared – Alphas Supremum Jan 01 '20 at 22:12

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '21 at 04:21

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AS at 2021-01-20, I should say YES, you can define bit datatype in SQLite and it's working.

answered Jan 20 '21 at 04:21

Roland

Your answer is incorrect, sqlite contains boolean, but boolean is not true/false, it is any boolean number. OP is asking for a single bit. – Ruli Jan 20 '21 at 07:47

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