float
function
Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime
Casts the value expr
to FLOAT. This function is a synonym for CAST(expr AS FLOAT)
. See cast function for details.
Syntax
float(expr)
Arguments
expr
: An expression that can be cast to FLOAT.
Returns
A FLOAT.
Examples
> SELECT float('5.2');
5.2
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