Numeric-to-UDT Conversion | Data Types and Literals | Teradata Vantage - Numeric-to-UDT Conversion - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Converts numeric data to UDT data.

ANSI Compliance

This statement is ANSI SQL:2011 compliant.

As an extension to ANSI, CAST permits the use of data attribute phrases such as FORMAT.

Syntax

CAST ( numeric_expression AS UDT_data_type )

Syntax Elements

numeric_expression
A numeric expression to be cast to a UDT.
UDT_data_type

The UDT type, followed by any FORMAT, NAMED or TITLE data attribute phrases, to which the expression is to be converted.