Name
CAST( )
Synopsis
CAST(expressionAStype)
Use this function to convert a value
from one datatype to another. This function is available as of
Version 4.0.2 of MySQL. For the first syntax shown, the datatype
given as the second argument can be BINARY,
CHAR, DATE,
DATETIME, SIGNED [INTEGER],
TIME, or UNSIGNED [INTEGER].
BINARY converts a string to a binary string.
CHAR conversion is available as of Version 4.0.6
of MySQL. This function is synonymous with CONVERT(), although the syntax is different.
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