Hive: type conversion functions

Below table summarizes the type conversion functions supported in Hive.

 

Function	Description	Example
binary(string|char|varchar|binary)	Cast the parameter into binary. Only string, char, varchar or binary data can be cast into binary data types.
cast(expr as <type>)	Convert the result of an expression to given type.	cast('23451' as BIGINT)

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