CREATE/REPLACE CAST Syntax | Teradata Vantage - CREATE CAST and REPLACE CAST Syntax - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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VantageCloud
VantageCore
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IntelliFlex
VMware
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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{ CREATE | REPLACE } CAST ( source AS target )
  WITH { specific_method | specific_function }
  [ AS ASSIGNMENT ] [;]
source
{ source_predefined_data_type | [SYSUDTLIB.] source_UDT_name }
target
{ target_predefined_data_type | [SYSUDTLIB.] target_UDT_name }
specific_method
{ SPECIFIC METHOD specific_method_name |
  [ INSTANCE ] METHOD method_name ( [ data_name | UDT_name ][,...] )
} FOR UDT_name 
specific_function
{ SPECIFIC FUNCTION specific_function_name |
  FUNCTION function_name ([ data_name | UDT_name ][,...])
}