Converts a value from one type to another.
Format
SQL Format:
CAST ( expression AS
{ INTERVAL | BOOL | BOOLEAN | INTEGER | INT | LONGINTEGER | LINT | REAL | FLOAT | STRING | DATETIME | LOCATION | REGION } )
ODBC Format:
{{ FN CONVERT ( expression ,
{ SQL_BIT | SQL_INTEGER | SQL_BIGINT | SQL_REAL | SQL_FLOAT | SQL_DOUBLE | SQL_CHAR | SQL_VARCHAR | SQL_TIMESTAMP } ) }}
Remarks
The CAST operator will attempt to convert the result of the expression to the specified data-type.
Not all conversions are legal.