CAST Numeric-to-Numeric Conversion | Teradata Vantage - Numeric-to-Numeric Conversion with CAST - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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Product Category
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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