ibis.expr.api.ValueExpr.cast¶
-
ValueExpr.
cast
(target_type)¶ Cast value(s) to indicated data type. Values that cannot be successfully casted
- Parameters
target_type (data type name) –
Notes
Ibis uses its own type aliases that map onto database types. See, for example, the correspondence between Ibis type names and Impala type names:
Ibis type Impala Type ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ int8 TINYINT int16 SMALLINT int32 INT int64 BIGINT float FLOAT double DOUBLE boolean BOOLEAN string STRING timestamp TIMESTAMP decimal(p, s) DECIMAL(p,s) interval(u) INTERVAL(u)
- Returns
cast_expr
- Return type
ValueExpr