Misc Operators

. Prefix

The . operator is used to prefix columns with a table name, for example when performing joins.

Example

SELECT *
FROM a, b
WHERE a.id = b.id;

:: Cast

:: performs Postgres-style casts.

We recommend the use of CAST instead of this operator.

This operator is returned for compatibility with Postgres syntax, so not all conversions will occur as you'd expect.

For example, 5::FLOAT will return a DOUBLE, not a FLOAT.

Example

SELECT 5::float, cast(5 as float)