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Core idea
What is the main idea behind SQL ALTER COLUMN Keyword?
Lesson checks
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1Quick choice
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
2Fill blank
Complete the missing token from the example code.
___ TABLE EmployeesAlter Column
The ALTER COLUMN command is used to change the data type of a column in a table.
The following SQL changes the data type of the column named "BirthDate" in the "Employees" table to type year:
Example
ALTER TABLE Employees
ALTER COLUMN BirthDate
year;