{"id":"081b09e42626e779","repo":"jackc/pgx","slug":"cannot-scan-v-into-uint","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"cannot scan %v into *uint","messagePattern":"cannot scan (.+?) into \\*uint","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pgtype/builtin_wrappers.go","lineNumber":291,"sourceCode":"\tif uint64(w) > uint64(math.MaxInt64) {\n\t\treturn Int8{}, fmt.Errorf(\"%d is greater than maximum value for int64\", w)\n\t}\n\n\treturn Int8{Int64: int64(w), Valid: true}, nil\n}\n\nfunc (w *uintWrapper) ScanNumeric(v Numeric) error {\n\tif !v.Valid {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot scan NULL into *uint\")\n\t}\n\n\tbi, err := v.toBigInt()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot scan into *uint: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tif !bi.IsUint64() {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot scan %v into *uint\", bi.String())\n\t}\n\n\tui := bi.Uint64()\n\n\tif math.MaxUint < ui {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot scan %v into *uint\", ui)\n\t}\n\n\t*w = uintWrapper(ui)\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (w uintWrapper) NumericValue() (Numeric, error) {\n\treturn Numeric{Int: new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(w)), Valid: true}, nil\n}\n\ntype float32Wrapper float32","sourceCodeStart":273,"sourceCodeEnd":309,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/jackc/pgx/blob/ec1a0befd22592cffffdeeb0a50311b506372f4c/pgtype/builtin_wrappers.go#L273-L309","documentation":"Error \"cannot scan %v into *uint\" thrown in jackc/pgx.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at pgtype/builtin_wrappers.go:291 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"analyzedSha":"ec1a0befd22592cffffdeeb0a50311b506372f4c","analyzedAt":"2026-08-04T22:52:11.263Z","schemaVersion":2}