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<chapter id="syntax">
<synopsis>
<replaceable>type</replaceable> '<replaceable>string</replaceable>'
'<replaceable>string</replaceable>'::<replaceable>type</replaceable>
-CAST '<replaceable>string</replaceable>' AS <replaceable>type</replaceable>
+CAST ( '<replaceable>string</replaceable>' AS <replaceable>type</replaceable> )
</synopsis>
The value inside the string is passed to the input