What is it called when you change one data type to another?

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The process of converting the value of one data type (integer, string, float, etc.) to another data type is called type conversion.

What is it called when you change a data type?

Changing a data type of a value is referred to as “type conversion”.

How do you change data from one type to another?

The CONVERT() function in SQL server is used to convert a value of one type to another type. It is the target data type to which the to expression will be converted, e.g: INT, BIT, SQL_VARIANT, etc. It provides the length of the target_type. Length is not mandatory.

When a data type is promoted to another type?

Data types can be classified into groups of related data types. Within such groups, a precedence order exists where one data type is considered to precede another data type. This precedence is used to allow the promotion of one data type to a data type later in the precedence ordering.

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