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# Conversion functions
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Timestream for LiveAnalytics supports the following conversion functions.

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## cast()
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## try\$1cast()
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## cast()
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 The syntax of the cast function to explicitly cast a value as a type is as follows.

```
cast(value AS type)
```

## try\$1cast()
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Timestream for LiveAnalytics also supports the try\$1cast function that is similar to cast but returns null if cast fails. The syntax is as follows.

```
try_cast(value AS type)
```