[IMPALA-4968] Inverse of function bin

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Workaround
• Affects Version/s: Impala 2.7.0
• Component/s: Backend
• Labels: impala
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Joaquín Silva
• Created: 22/Feb/17 21:12
• Updated: 27/Feb/17 07:30
• Resolved: 27/Feb/17 07:30

Description

Hello,
There is no inverse function of

bin(a int)

So it would be nice to have something like this

cast('100010' as int)
cast('100010' as binary)

Regards,
Joaquín Silva