Character-to-Character Conversion | Data Types and Literals | Teradata Vantage - Character-to-Character Conversion - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

Shortens or expands output character strings.

CAST Syntax

CAST ( character_expression AS
  {
    character_data_type [ data_attribute [...] ] |
    data_attribute [...]
  }
)
character_expression

A character expression to be converted.

character_data_type

The data type to which the expression is to be converted.

data_attribute
One of the following data attributes:
  • CHARACTER SET
  • FORMAT
  • NAMED
  • TITLE