Internal INT8 format
The INT8 data type stores eight-byte integers in a proprietary internal format for HCL Informix®: the ifx_int8_t structure. This structure allows the database to store eight-byte integers in a computer-independent format.
Tip: The internal format of the INT8 data type is often
referred to as its binary representation.
The mi_int8 data type uses the ifx_int8_t structure
to hold the binary representation of an INT8 value.
Restriction: The ifx_int8_t structure is an opaque C
data structure to DataBlade
API modules.
Do not access its internal fields directly. The internal structure
of ifx_int8_t might change in future releases.