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ABAP_SQLEXP - sql_cast, Conversion Rules The following sections describe the conversion rules for cast expressions in AB_SQL . ITOC Data types that cannot be converted to each other are not listed. In these cases, casts are either not possible or only casts between type-compliant operands. If the source type and the target type are technically identical, the content is transferred without being converted.
Numeric Source Type
Source Type INT1, INT2, INT4, INT8, DEC , CURR, QUAN, DECFLOAT16, DECFLOAT34, FLTP
Numeric target type The possible target types are INT1, INT2, INT4, INT8, DEC, CURR, QUAN, DECFLOAT16 , DECFLOAT34, and FLTP.
The source value is converted to the internal representation for the target type.
If the value range is exceeded, a catchable exception of class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised. In the case of the target types DEC, CURR, and QUAN , this applies to the integer digits and any surplus decimal places are cut off without rounding. In the case of the target types DECFLOAT16, DECFLOAT34, and FLTP , any surplus decimal places are cut off with rounding.
In the case of the target type FLTP, values that cannot be represented as binary floating point numbers are converted to the next adjacent number.
Character-like target type The possible target types are CHAR and SSTRING.
The number value is converted to a character string in mathematical notation without decimal separators and is left-aligned.
The length of the target type must be sufficient for all potential values including the sign.
In the case of the source types DECFLOAT16 and DECFLOAT34, scientific notation is produced from a specific value.
In the case of the source type FLTP either the mathematical or scientific notation is produced from a specific value.
Latest notes: When the source type DEC is converted to a character-like target type, it is database-dependent whether non-relevant zeros are included in front of and after the decimal separator. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
Source Type DF16_DEC, DF34_DEC
Numeric target type The possible target types are INT1, INT2, INT4, INT8, DECFLOAT16, DECFLOAT34, and FLTP.
The source value is converted to the internal representation for the target type.
If the value range is exceeded, a catchable exception of class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised. In the case of the target type FLTP , any surplus decimal places are cut off with rounding.
In the case of the target type FLTP, values that cannot be represented as binary floating point numbers are converted to the next adjacent number.
Character-Like Source Type
Source Types CHAR, SSTRING
Character-like target type The possible target types are CHAR, SSTRING, NUMC , DATS, TIMS, CLNT, LANG, UNIT, and CUKY.
The character string is written to the target field as a left-aligned string including leading blanks. If the target type is too short, it is truncated on the right. If the target field is too long, it is padded on the right with blanks.
There is no special handling for the special target type for numeric text, NUMC, and for the date/time types DATS and TIMS . It is advisable to only convert valid values.
Numeric target type The possible target types are INT1, INT2, INT4 , INT8, DEC, CURR, QUAN, DECFLOAT16, DECFLOAT34, and FLTP.
The source field must contain a character string that can be interpreted as a number, otherwise a catchable exception of class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised.
If the value range is exceeded, a catchable exception of class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised. In the case of the target types DEC, CURR, and QUAN , this applies to the integer digits and any surplus decimal places are cut off without rounding. In the case of the target type FLTP , any surplus decimal places are cut off without rounding. In the case of the target types DECFLOAT16 and DECFLOAT34 , rounding takes place to the last significant place.
In the case of the target type FLTP, values that cannot be represented as binary floating point numbers are converted to the next adjacent number.
Source Type NUMC
Numeric target type The possible target types are INT1, INT2, INT4, INT8, DEC, CURR, QUAN, DECFLOAT16 , DECFLOAT34, and FLTP.
The validity of the content of the source field is not checked, which means that there can be decimal places.
The source field must contain a character string that can be interpreted as a number, otherwise a catchable exception of class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised.
If the value range in the integer places is exceeded, a catchable exception of class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised.
In the case of the target types DECFLOAT16 and DECFLOAT34 , rounding takes place to the last significant place.
In the case of the target types, INT1, INT2, and INT4 , any decimal places in the source field raise an exception. In the case of the target types INT8, DEC, CURR, and QUAN, surplus decimal places are cut off without rounding.
In the case of the target type FLTP, values that cannot be represented as binary floating point numbers are converted to the next adjacent number.
Character-like target type The possible target types are CHAR, SSTRING, NUMC , CLNT, DATS, and TIMS.
The validity of the content of the source field is not checked.
The character string is written to the target field as a left-aligned string including leading blanks. If the target type is too short, it is truncated on the right. If the target field is too long, it is padded on the right with blanks.
There is no special handling for the special target type for numeric text, NUMC, and for the date/time types DATS and TIMS . It is advisable to only convert valid values.
Source Types DATN, TIMN
Date/time fields as target type The possible target type for DATN is DATS and the possible target for TIMN is TIMS.
The value of the date field or time field is converted to the internal value of the date type or time type.
The date field or time field must contain a valid date or a valid time or the initial value. If not, an exception of the class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised.
Source Types DATS, TIMS, CLNT
Character-like target type The possible target types are CHAR, SSTRING, and NUMC .
The validity of the content of the source field is not checked.
The character string is written to the target field as a left-aligned string including leading blanks. If the target type is too short, it is truncated on the right. If the target field is too long, it is padded on the right with blanks.
There is no special handling for the special target type for numeric text, NUMC. It is advisable to only convert valid values.
Date/time fields as target type (not for CLNT) The possible target type for DATS is DATN and the possible target for TIMS is TIMN.
The value of the date field or time field is converted to the internal value of the date type or time type.
The date field or time field must contain a valid date or a valid time or the initial value. If not, an exception of the class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised.
Numeric target type (not for CLNT) The possible target types are INT1, INT2, INT4 , INT8, DEC, CURR, QUAN, DECFLOAT16, DECFLOAT34, and FLTP.
The source value is converted to the internal representation for the target type.
The date field or time field must contain a valid date or a valid time or the initial value. If not, an exception of the class CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB is raised.
In the case of the target type FLTP, values that start with 0 are truncated to the first number greater than 0.
Source Types LANG, UNIT, CUKY
Character-like target type The possible target types are CHAR and SSTRING.
The character string is written to the target field as a left-aligned string including leading blanks. If the target type is too short, it is truncated on the right. If the target field is too long, it is padded on the right with blanks.
