TO_DOUBLE

Convert any numeric value to a Double precision floating point IEEE-754 number.

Syntax

TO_DOUBLE(value)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Default Value
value	numeric	The numeric value to convert

Returns

double

Examples

value	Output
3	3.0
3.5	3.5

Transformation job example

SQL

CREATE JOB function_operator_example
    ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data 
  MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
    SELECT value,
        TO_DOUBLE(value) AS Output
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
    LET value = 3
    WHERE $commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time()
    LIMIT 1;

Query result

value	Output
3	3.0