如果强制转换不起作用,则可以将yourColumnName * 1与ORDER BY子句一起使用。
使用yourColumnName * 1。语法如下:SELECT yourColumnName1,yourColumnName2,...N FROM yourTableName ORDER BY yourColumnName*1 DESC;
您也可以使用CAST()运算符。语法如下:SELECT yourColumnName1,yourColumnName2,...N FROM yourTableName ORDER BY CAST(yourColumnName as DECIMAL(8,2)) DESC;
为了理解上述语法,让我们创建一个表。创建表的查询如下:mysql> create table VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo
-> (
-> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
-> Amount varchar(20),
-> PRIMARY KEY(Id)
-> );
使用insert命令在表中插入一些记录。查询如下:mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('3446.23');
mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('2464.46');
mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('6465.78');
mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('6464.98');
mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('645.90');
mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('6465.99');
mysql> insert into VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo(Amount) values('3745.76');
使用select语句显示表中的所有记录。查询如下:mysql> select *from VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo;
以下是输出:+----+---------+
| Id | Amount |
+----+---------+
| 1 | 3446.23 |
| 2 | 2464.46 |
| 3 | 6465.78 |
| 4 | 6464.98 |
| 5 | 645.90 |
| 6 | 6465.99 |
| 7 | 3745.76 |
+----+---------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)
这是使用强制转换运算符将varchar排序为float的查询:mysql> select Id,Amount from VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo order by cast(Amount as DECIMAL(8,2)) DESC;
以下是输出:+----+---------+
| Id | Amount |
+----+---------+
| 6 | 6465.99 |
| 3 | 6465.78 |
| 4 | 6464.98 |
| 7 | 3745.76 |
| 1 | 3446.23 |
| 2 | 2464.46 |
| 5 | 645.90 |
+----+---------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)
第二种方法是使用yourColumnName * 1如下:mysql> select Id,Amount from VarcharColumnAsFloatDemo order by Amount*1 desc;
以下是输出:+----+---------+
| Id | Amount |
+----+---------+
| 6 | 6465.99 |
| 3 | 6465.78 |
| 4 | 6464.98 |
| 7 | 3745.76 |
| 1 | 3446.23 |
| 2 | 2464.46 |
| 5 | 645.90 |
+----+---------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)