TRY_CONVERT
Tries to convert data type to a specified data type and if fails returns Null
Syntax
TRY_CONVERT ( data_type [ ( length ) ], expression [, style ] )
data_type:- data_type in which we want to convert data
expression:- expression which will be converted to speicified data_type
style:-specified style, A integer number in which data will be converted.
Its same as we specified in convert
Lets see example to understand it
If conversion is possible it will be return converted value else null
SELECTTry_convert (int, ‘1’),
Try_convert (int, ‘a1’)
If conversion is not allowed it will return error
SELECTTry_convert(image, 123)
use of style
SELECTTry_convert (Varchar(50), Getdate(), 9)
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