ANSI Compliance
This statement is ANSI SQL:2011 compliant.
As an extension to ANSI SQL, CAST permits data attributes such as the FORMAT phrase that enables an alternative format for numeric_expression.
Syntax
CAST ( numeric_expression AS { numeric_data_type [ data_attribute [...] | [ data_attribute [...] ] } )
Syntax Elements
- numeric_expression
- An expression or existing field having a numeric data type.
- numeric_data_type
The data type to which the expression is to be converted.
- data_attribute
- One of the following data attributes:
- FORMAT
- NAMED
- TITLE