CAST, :: (Lakehouse v1)

Converts a value from one data type to another. :: is an alias for CAST.

See also: TRY_CAST

Analyze Syntax

func.cast( <expr>, <data_type> )

Analyze Examples

func.cast(1, string), func.to_string(1)

┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ func.cast(1, string) │ func.to_string(1)  │
├──────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│ 1                    │ 1                  │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘

SQL Syntax

CAST( <expr> AS <data_type> )

<expr>::<data_type>

SQL Examples

SELECT CAST(1 AS VARCHAR), 1::VARCHAR;

┌───────────────────────────────┐
│ cast(1 as string) │ 1::string │
├───────────────────┼───────────┤
│ 1                 │ 1         │
└───────────────────────────────┘