# NQL data types The data type is an attribute of the value stored in a field. It dictates what type of data a field can store. When applying conditions to the NQL query using a `where` clause, only values of the same data types can be compared which is reflected in the format of the value. For example, in the following query: * The first `where` clause compares values of the string data type. Consequently, the comparison value is enclosed in quotes to denote its string nature. * The second `where` clause compares versions. Here, the comparison value is prefixed with 'v' and includes multiple points to represent a version number. * The last `where` clause compares integers. In this case, the comparison value is expressed solely as a standalone number without any additional characters. {% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" fullWidth="false" %} ``` devices during past 1d | include execution.crashes during past 1d | where application.name == "Microsoft 365: Teams" | where binary.version == v1.7.0.1864 | compute number_of_crashes_ = number_of_crashes.sum() | where number_of_crashes_ >= 3 ``` {% endcode %} The following data types are present in the NQL data model:
Data typeValid operatorsDefinitionValue example
string

== or =

!=

in

!in

a string of text characters"abc" or 'abc'
int

=

!=

<

>

<=

>=

in

!in

a whole number10
float

=

!=

<

>

<=

>=

a floating point number10.1
Boolean

=

!=

a true or false value

true

false

date time

=

!=

<=

>=

a date with a time2024-07-15 10:15:00
enumeration

=

!=

sets of named things

for example red blue white

status == red
byte

<

>

<=

>=

a number of bytes

(an int with a unit)

100B

200KB

3MB

12GB

2TB

duration

=

!=

<

>

<=

>=

a duration in time

(an int with a unit)

5ms

10s

4min

3h

2d

IP address

=

!=

IPv4 or IPv6 addresses

with optional mask

123.123.0.0

123.123.0.0/24

f164:b28c:84a5:9dd3:ef21:8c9d:d3ef:218c

f164:b28c:84a5:9dd3::/32

version

<

>

<=

>=

==

!=

a set of numbers separated by a .

v12.212

v1.2.5.9

v13.5.10

v2022.6

v1.2.4125

v6.8.9.7.6.5.4.3

string array

contains

!contains

an array of strings

for example ['abc', 'def', 'xyz']

tags contains "abc"

tags !contains "*xyz"

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