CAST(DATETIME AS DATE) over WHERE clause

Question

I\'m using SQL Server 2012 and I would like to know if I write the sentence:

SELECT MyDateTimeColumn 
FROM MyTable
WHERE CAST(MyDateTimeColumn AS DATE) = \'         


        

Answer 1

In SQL 2008+, CAST(foo AS date) is sargable, along with a few other manipulations. Look at the execution plans in the sqlfiddle.

SQL Fiddle Demo