DB_CAST
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Updated at November 6, 2024
Syntax
DB_CAST( expression, native_type [ , param_1 [ , param_2 ] ] )
Description
Converts the expression
expression to database's native type native_type
.
The following type casts are supported:
Data source | Data type | Native data type | Parameters for native type | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
ClickHouse |
Date |
Date |
||
ClickHouse |
Date |
Date32 |
||
ClickHouse |
Fractional number |
Float32 |
||
ClickHouse |
Fractional number |
Float64 |
||
ClickHouse |
Fractional number |
Decimal |
Integer , Integer |
|
ClickHouse |
Integer |
Int8 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
Int16 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
Int32 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
Int64 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
UInt8 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
UInt16 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
UInt32 |
||
ClickHouse |
Integer |
UInt64 |
||
ClickHouse |
String |
String |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of fractional numbers |
double precision[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of fractional numbers |
real[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of fractional numbers |
numeric[] |
Integer , Integer |
|
PostgreSQL |
Array of integers |
smallint[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of integers |
integer[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of integers |
bigint[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of strings |
text[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of strings |
character varying[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Array of strings |
varchar[] |
||
PostgreSQL |
Fractional number |
double precision |
||
PostgreSQL |
Fractional number |
real |
||
PostgreSQL |
Fractional number |
numeric |
Integer , Integer |
|
PostgreSQL |
Integer |
smallint |
||
PostgreSQL |
Integer |
integer |
||
PostgreSQL |
Integer |
bigint |
||
PostgreSQL |
String |
text |
||
PostgreSQL |
String |
character |
Integer |
Alias: char |
PostgreSQL |
String |
character varying |
Integer |
Alias: varchar |
PostgreSQL |
String |
char |
Integer |
Alias for character |
PostgreSQL |
String |
varchar |
Integer |
Alias for character varying |
Argument types:
expression
—Array of fractional numbers | Array of integers | Array of strings | Date | Fractional number | Integer | String
native_type
—String
param_1
—Any
param_2
—Any
Return type: Same type as (expression
)
Note
Only constant values are accepted for the arguments (native_type
).
Examples
DB_CAST([float_value], "Decimal", 10, 5)
DB_CAST([float_value], "double precision")
DB_CAST([float_value], "numeric", 10, 5)
Data source support
ClickHouse 21.8
, Files
, Google Sheets
, PostgreSQL 9.3
, Yandex Documents
.