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SQL Server CAST() Function
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Convert a value to an int datatype:
SELECT CAST(25.65 AS int);
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Definition and Usage
The CAST() function converts a value (of any type) into a specified datatype.
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Tip: Also look at the CONVERT() function.
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Syntax
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CAST(expression AS datatype(length))
Parameter Values
Value Description
expression Required. The value to convert
datatype Required. The datatype to convert expression to. Can be one of the following:
bigint, int, smallint, tinyint, bit, decimal, numeric, money, smallmoney, float, real,
datetime, smalldatetime, char, varchar, text, nchar, nvarchar, ntext, binary,
varbinary, or image
(length) Optional. The length of the resulting data type (for char, varchar, nchar, nvarchar,
binary and varbinary)
Technical Details
Works in: SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse,
Parallel Data Warehouse
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Convert a value to a varchar datatype:
SELECT CAST(25.65 AS varchar);
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Convert a value to a datetime datatype:
SELECT CAST('2017-08-25' AS datetime);
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