Scalar FunctionsType Functions

asstring

Extract a string from a dynamic or pass through a string value. Non-string values become the empty string.

Syntax

asstring(value)

Prop

Type

Returns: string

print asstring(dynamic("hello"))

print_0 (string)
hello

asnumeric

Extract numeric value from dynamic or pass through numeric types. Non-numeric values become null.

astimespan

Extract a timespan from a dynamic or pass through a timespan value. Other types (including duration strings) become null.