Method uncheckedCastTo

fe/src/main/java/org/apache/impala/analysis/Expr.java:1643–1646

Create an expression equivalent to 'this' but returning targetType; possibly by inserting an implicit cast, or by returning an altogether new expression or by returning 'this' with a modified return type'. @param targetType type to be cast to @param compatibility compatibility level used to calc

(Type targetType, TypeCompatibility compatibility)

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  protected Expr uncheckedCastTo(Type targetType, TypeCompatibility compatibility)
      throws AnalysisException {
    return CastExpr.createImplicit(targetType, this, compatibility);
  }

  protected Expr uncheckedCastTo(Type targetType) throws AnalysisException {
    return uncheckedCastTo(targetType, TypeCompatibility.DEFAULT);