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How can I modify an existing column's data type?
To modify an existing column’s data type, you can use MODIFY. Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable ( ClientId varchar(100), ClientName varchar(100), ClientAge int, ClientProjectDeadline timestamp, ClientCountryName varchar(100), isMarried boolean, ClientNumber bigint ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.70 sec)
Check the description of table −
mysql> desc DemoTable;
This will produce the following output −
+-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | ClientId | varchar(100) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientName | varchar(100) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientAge | int(11) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientProjectDeadline | timestamp | YES | | NULL | | | ClientCountryName | varchar(100) | YES | | NULL | | | isMarried | tinyint(1) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientNumber | bigint(20) | YES | | NULL | | +-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 7 rows in set (0.34 sec)
Now, change the column(ClientNumber) data type bigint to varchar(20) −
mysql> alter table DemoTable modify ClientNumber varchar(20); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.82 sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
Let us check the description of table once again −
mysql> desc DemoTable;
This will produce the following output −
+-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | ClientId | varchar(100) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientName | varchar(100) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientAge | int(11) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientProjectDeadline | timestamp | YES | | NULL | | | ClientCountryName | varchar(100) | YES | | NULL | | | isMarried | tinyint(1) | YES | | NULL | | | ClientNumber | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | | +-----------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 7 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Look at the above sample output, the data type has been changed from bigint to varchar(20).
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