I've noticed that if I define a field as type integer I'm allowed to insert values as either strings-of-integers or integers. And when I pull these values back out, they come back in the same form. I'd like my integers to all be saved as integers, converting as necessary. Is this possible? Am I …

Strings in integer fields?

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