@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ While not officially supported yet, you can work around for other data types via
5757To convert a parameter to a specific type, use the ` :: ` syntax followed by the type name:
5858
5959``` sql
60- ${lightdash .parameters .parameter_name::type}
60+ ${lightdash .parameters .parameter_name} ::type
6161```
6262
6363<Note >
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ As a workaround, you can use `::date` for dates or `::timestamp` for datetime va
7070
7171``` sql
7272-- Convert to date (workaround)
73- WHERE ${TABLE}.order_date >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_date::date }
73+ WHERE ${TABLE}.order_date >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_date} ::date
7474
7575-- Convert to timestamp (workaround)
76- WHERE ${TABLE}.created_at >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_datetime::timestamp }
76+ WHERE ${TABLE}.created_at >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_datetime} ::timestamp
7777```
7878
7979#### Boolean conversion
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ As a workaround, you can use `::boolean` to convert string values like "true"/"f
8282
8383``` sql
8484-- Convert to boolean (workaround)
85- WHERE ${TABLE}.is_active = ${lightdash .parameters .active_only::boolean }
85+ WHERE ${TABLE}.is_active = ${lightdash .parameters .active_only} ::boolean
8686```
8787
8888#### Other type conversions
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ You can use any SQL type conversion that your database supports:
9191
9292``` sql
9393-- Convert to specific database types
94- WHERE ${TABLE}.category_id = ${lightdash .parameters .category::uuid}
95- WHERE ${TABLE}.amount = ${lightdash .parameters .amount::decimal (10 ,2 )}
94+ WHERE ${TABLE}.category_id = ${lightdash .parameters .category} ::uuid
95+ WHERE ${TABLE}.amount = ${lightdash .parameters .amount} ::decimal (10 ,2 )
9696```
9797
9898## How to reference parameters in SQL
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