Use decimal data type for the TRUNCATE argument to address the Truncated incorrect INTEGER value: '' warning (#21712)

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This is an automated cherry-pick of #21712

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This pull request replaces the data type for the truncate argument from varchar to decimal because the current example raises the Truncated incorrect INTEGER value: '' warning.

• Current example that raises the Truncated incorrect INTEGER value: '' warning.

mysql> use test;
Database changed
mysql> create table t(id int primary key, a varchar(10) not null);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.07 sec)

mysql> desc select * from t where truncate(a, " ") = '1';
+-------------------------+----------+-----------+---------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| id                      | estRows  | task      | access object | operator info                                     |
+-------------------------+----------+-----------+---------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Selection_5             | 8000.00  | root      |               | eq(truncate(cast(test.t.a, double BINARY), 0), 1) |
| └─TableReader_7         | 10000.00 | root      |               | data:TableFullScan_6                              |
|   └─TableFullScan_6     | 10000.00 | cop[tikv] | table:t       | keep order:false, stats:pseudo                    |
+-------------------------+----------+-----------+---------------+---------------------------------------------------+
3 rows in set, 2 warnings (0.00 sec)

mysql> show warnings;
+---------+------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Level   | Code | Message                                                                                                                      |
+---------+------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Warning | 1292 | Truncated incorrect INTEGER value: ''                                                                                        |
| Warning | 1105 | Scalar function 'truncate'(signature: TruncateReal, return type: double) is not supported to push down to storage layer now. |
+---------+------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> select tidb_version()\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
tidb_version(): Release Version: v8.1.0
Edition: Community
Git Commit Hash: 945d07c5d5c7a1ae212f6013adfb187f2de24b23
Git Branch: HEAD
UTC Build Time: 2024-05-21 03:52:40
GoVersion: go1.21.10
Race Enabled: false
Check Table Before Drop: false
Store: tikv
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>

• Updated example that does not raise the Truncated incorrect INTEGER value: '' warning.

mysql> drop table t;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.19 sec)

mysql> create table t(id int primary key, a decimal(10, 2) not null);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.07 sec)

mysql> desc select * from t where truncate(a, 0) = 1;
+-------------------------+----------+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------+
| id                      | estRows  | task      | access object | operator info                  |
+-------------------------+----------+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------+
| Selection_5             | 8000.00  | root      |               | eq(truncate(test.t.a, 0), 1)   |
| └─TableReader_7         | 10000.00 | root      |               | data:TableFullScan_6           |
|   └─TableFullScan_6     | 10000.00 | cop[tikv] | table:t       | keep order:false, stats:pseudo |
+-------------------------+----------+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------+
3 rows in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)

mysql> show warnings;
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Level   | Code | Message                                                                                                                               |
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Warning | 1105 | Scalar function 'truncate'(signature: TruncateDecimal, return type: decimal(8,0)) is not supported to push down to storage layer now. |
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>

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• This PR is translated from: Use decimal data type for the TRUNCATE argument to address the Truncated incorrect INTEGER value: '' warning docs#18561
• Other reference link(s): The current change has been made via alert rules: update the solution of some rules (#13625) #13682

This document says "Truncate to specified number of decimal places".
https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/numeric-functions-and-operators

TRUNCATE() Truncate to specified number of decimal places

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