Comparison example

CREATE TABLE t1(
    a TEXT,
    b NUMERIC,
    c BLOB
);

-- Storage classes for the following row:
-- TEXT, REAL, TEXT
INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('500', '500', '500');

-- 60 and 40 are converted to '60' and '40' 
-- and values are compared as TEXT.
SELECT a < 60, a < 40 FROM t1;
1|0

-- Comparisons are numeric. No conversions are required.
SELECT b < 60, b < 600 FROM t1;
0|1

-- Both 60 and 600 (storage class NUMERIC) are less than '500'
-- (storage class TEXT).
SELECT c < 60, c < 600 FROM t1;
0|0