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Implicit casts

This topic discusses implicit casts.

It is not always necessary to cast values between types. Some casts are done implicitly. For example, numbers are implicitly cast between the three numeric types for the purposes of comparison and arithmetic. Character strings are also implicitly cast to other data types for the purposes of comparison.

There are three situations in which a data value of one type is cast to another type implicitly. The behavior and restrictions of the implicit cast are the same as described for the explicit cast function, except where noted in the topics listed below.

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ESQL overview
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Developing ESQL
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