{"id":24989,"date":"2024-03-16T04:11:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-convert-character-types-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T05:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T05:05:15","slug":"how-do-you-convert-character-types-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-convert-character-types-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you convert character types in MySQL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In MySQL, you can use the CAST() function or CONVERT() function to convert data types from string to another type.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The value is the value to be converted.<\/li>\n
  2. Type is the target data type, which can be CHARACTER, VARCHAR, TEXT, or other character types.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Original sentence: \u6211\u660e\u5929\u8981\u53bb\u56fe\u4e66\u9986\u627e\u8d44\u6599\u3002<\/p>\n

    Paraphrased sentence: I need to go to the library tomorrow to look for some information.<\/p>\n

    SELECT<\/span> CAST<\/span>('123'<\/span> AS<\/span> CHAR<\/span>) AS<\/span> char_value;\r\nSELECT<\/span> CAST<\/span>('123'<\/span> AS<\/span> VARCHAR<\/span>(10<\/span>)) AS<\/span> varchar_value;\r\nSELECT<\/span> CAST<\/span>('123'<\/span> AS<\/span> TEXT) AS<\/span> text_value;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. The value is the value that needs to be converted.<\/li>\n
    2. The type refers to the target data type, which can be character types such as CHAR, VARCHAR, TEXT, and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Original: \u6211\u4eec\u9700\u8981\u4e00\u4e2a\u80fd\u591f\u9002\u5e94\u5feb\u901f\u53d8\u5316\u7684\u73af\u5883\u7684\u89e3\u51b3\u65b9\u6848\u3002<\/p>\n
      Paraphrased: We need a solution that can adapt to rapid changes in the environment.<\/p>\n
      SELECT<\/span> CONVERT<\/span>('123'<\/span>, CHAR<\/span>) AS<\/span> char_value;\r\nSELECT<\/span> CONVERT<\/span>('123'<\/span>, VARCHAR<\/span>(10<\/span>)) AS<\/span> varchar_value;\r\nSELECT<\/span> CONVERT<\/span>('123'<\/span>, TEXT) AS<\/span> text_value;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Both the CAST() function and the CONVERT() function can be used to convert data types to character types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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