ANSI Compliance
This statement is ANSI SQL:2011 compliant.
CAST permits the use of data attributes, such as the FORMAT phrase that enables alternative output formatting of date data. This is a Teradata extension to CAST.
A DATE-to-DATE conversion involving a DATE type with a dateform of INTEGERDATE is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard. This is a Teradata extension to CAST
Syntax
CAST ( date_expression AS { DATE [ data_attribute [...] ] | [ data_attribute [...] ] } )
Syntax Elements
- date_expression
A date expression to be converted.
- data_attribute
- One of the following data attributes:
- FORMAT
- NAMED
- TITLE