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Categories: Conversion

CONVERT_TO

Converts a value to a binary string of a supported data type.

Syntax​

CONVERT_TO(expression value_to_convert, data_type name_of_type) → VARBINARY​

  • expression: The value to convert to a binary string.
  • data_type: The data type to use for the conversion to a binary string.

Examples

CONVERT_TO example 
SELECT CONVERT_TO('this value' ,'UTF8')
-- dGhpcyB2YWx1ZQ==

Usage Notes​

You can convert values to binary strings of these data types:

  • BIGINT_BE
  • BIGINT_HADOOPV
  • BIGINT
  • BOOLEAN_BYTE
  • DATE_EPOCH_BE
  • DATE_EPOCH
  • DOUBLE_BE
  • DOUBLE
  • EXTENDEDJSON
  • FLOAT_BE
  • FLOAT
  • INT_BE
  • INT_HADOOPV
  • INT
  • JSON
  • SIMPLEJSON
  • TIME_EPOCH_BE
  • TIME_EPOCH
  • TIMESTAMP_EPOCH_BE
  • TIMESTAMP_EPOCH
  • UTF8