Type Conversion Functions¶

These functions allow for different transformations among different types of data.

CAST: This function is given two arguments. The first one specifies the name of a data type and the second one specifies a value to be converted to the provided data type. The following table shows the possible type conversions:

Type conversions permitted with the CAST function¶
Target Type	Source Type
boolean	String
double	String
float	String
int	String
url	String
long	String
String	int, long, float, double, boolean, url, Page (retrieves the page’s source code as a String)
Binary	Page (retrieves the page’s source code as Binary; to retrieve a binary page as a Binary data type, it must be downloaded by using the Denodo Browser)
Page	String (casts a string containing a page source code to a Page object)
Browser	String (casts a string containing a browser id to a browserId-type; that can be used in persistent browser management components)