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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-7295

cast($expression as float) should work

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          I've just stumbled again about mariadbs inability to cast stuff to float. Decimal is supported, but float is not (while it is available as a type).

          To me that is an inconsistency that should be avoided - therefore casting to float should be allowed.

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                elenst Elena Stepanova added a comment -

                That's how it is in the upstream MySQL:
                http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/cast-functions.html#function_cast

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                elenst Elena Stepanova added a comment - That's how it is in the upstream MySQL: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/cast-functions.html#function_cast
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                dwt Martin Häcker added a comment -

                Very true - and that should change. It's quite annoying.

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                dwt Martin Häcker added a comment - Very true - and that should change. It's quite annoying.

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                    dwt Martin Häcker
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