CAST(expr AS type), CONVERT(expr,type), CONVERT(expr USING transcoding_name) : CAST « Cast Functions Operators « MySQL Tutorial






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The CAST() and CONVERT() functions take a value of one type and produce a value of another type.

The type can be one of the following values:

  1. BINARY[(N)]
  2. CHAR[(N)]
  3. DATE
  4. DATETIME
  5. DECIMAL
  6. SIGNED [INTEGER]
  7. TIME
  8. UNSIGNED [INTEGER]

CONVERT() with USING is used to convert data between different character sets.









17.3.CAST
17.3.1.CAST(expr AS type), CONVERT(expr,type), CONVERT(expr USING transcoding_name)
17.3.2.Converting the string 'abc' in the default character set to the corresponding string in the utf8 character set:
17.3.3.Convert blob column to char type
17.3.4.The cast functions are useful when you want to create a column with a specific type in a CREATE ... SELECT statement:
17.3.5.CAST() is useful for sorting ENUM columns in lexical order.
17.3.6.CAST() also changes the result if you use it as part of a more complex expression such as CONCAT('Date: ',CAST(NOW() AS DATE)).
17.3.7.SELECT CAST(1 AS UNSIGNED) - 2.0;