6.9.1.1.2 Type Casting
Type casting is supported in PGQL with a SQL-style CAST (VALUE AS DATATYPE) syntax, for example CAST('25' AS INT), CAST (10 AS STRING), CAST ('2005-02-04' AS DATE), CAST(e.weight AS STRING). Supported casting operations are summarized in the following table. Y indicates that the conversion is supported, and N indicates that it is not supported. Casting operations on invalid values (for example, CAST('xyz' AS INT)) or unsupported conversions (for example, CAST (10 AS TIMESTAMP)) return NULL instead of raising a SQL exception.
Table 6-3 Type Casting Support in PGQL (From and To Types)
| “to” type | from STRING | from INT | from LONG | from FLOAT | from DOUBLE | from BOOLEAN | from DATE | from TIMESTAMP | from TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
to STRING |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
to INT |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
to LONG |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
to FLOAT |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
to DOUBLE |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
to BOOLEAN |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
to DATE |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
to TIMESTAMP |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
An example query that uses type casting is:
SELECT e.name, CAST (e.birthDate AS STRING) AS dob
FROM MATCH (e)
WHERE e.birthDate < CAST ('1980-01-01' AS DATE)
Parent topic: PGQL Features Supported in Property Graph Schema