@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ While not officially supported yet, you can work around for other data types via
6161To convert a parameter to a specific type, use the ` :: ` syntax followed by the type name:
6262
6363``` sql
64- ${lightdash .parameters .parameter_name::type}
64+ ${lightdash .parameters .parameter_name} ::type
6565```
6666
6767<Note >
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ As a workaround, you can use `::date` for dates or `::timestamp` for datetime va
7474
7575``` sql
7676-- Convert to date (workaround)
77- WHERE ${TABLE}.order_date >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_date::date }
77+ WHERE ${TABLE}.order_date >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_date} ::date
7878
7979-- Convert to timestamp (workaround)
80- WHERE ${TABLE}.created_at >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_datetime::timestamp }
80+ WHERE ${TABLE}.created_at >= ${lightdash .parameters .start_datetime} ::timestamp
8181```
8282
8383#### Boolean conversion
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ As a workaround, you can use `::boolean` to convert string values like "true"/"f
8686
8787``` sql
8888-- Convert to boolean (workaround)
89- WHERE ${TABLE}.is_active = ${lightdash .parameters .active_only::boolean }
89+ WHERE ${TABLE}.is_active = ${lightdash .parameters .active_only} ::boolean
9090```
9191
9292#### Other type conversions
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ You can use any SQL type conversion that your database supports:
9595
9696``` sql
9797-- Convert to specific database types
98- WHERE ${TABLE}.category_id = ${lightdash .parameters .category::uuid}
99- WHERE ${TABLE}.amount = ${lightdash .parameters .amount::decimal (10 ,2 )}
98+ WHERE ${TABLE}.category_id = ${lightdash .parameters .category} ::uuid
99+ WHERE ${TABLE}.amount = ${lightdash .parameters .amount} ::decimal (10 ,2 )
100100```
101101
102102## How to reference parameters in SQL
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