decimal function

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Casts the value expr to DECIMAL. This function is a synonym for CAST(expr AS decimal(10, 0)). See cast function for details.

Syntax 

decimal(expr)

Arguments

  • expr: An expression that can be cast to DECIMAL.

Returns

The result is DECIMAL(10, 0).

Examples 

> SELECT decimal('5.2');
 5