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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.appian.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>How to convert an expression rule output to a particular type</title><link>https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/new-to-appian/28496/how-to-convert-an-expression-rule-output-to-a-particular-type</link><description>How to convert an expression rule output to a particular type. 
 Do I need to do something in expression rule itself or can I do something when trying to use along with local variable.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: How to convert an expression rule output to a particular type</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/111762?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:17:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:6b0ee690-a7b9-447a-81b6-6f33bdf42cf8</guid><dc:creator>sanchitg0002</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Use cast() function to cast the output to a particular type.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Casting at the time of calling the rule is preferred as you have the flexibility to cast it into any type.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have any specific issues for converting output to a particular type?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>