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:
| 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) |