tinyint function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

Casts expr to TINYINT. This function is a synonym for CAST(expr AS TINYINT). See cast function for details.

Syntax

tinyint(expr)

Arguments

• expr: Any expression which is castable to TINYINT.

Returns

The result is TINYINT.

If expr is a STRING that cannot be parsed as a number, Azure Databricks raises a CAST_INVALID_INPUT error. If the value overflows the TINYINT range, Azure Databricks raises a CAST_OVERFLOW error.

Common error conditions

• CAST_INVALID_INPUT
• CAST_OVERFLOW

Examples

> SELECT tinyint('12');
 12
> SELECT tinyint(5.4);
 5

> SELECT tinyint('abc');
  Error: CAST_INVALID_INPUT

Related functions

• cast function