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HEXTORAW() Function in Oracle

September 6, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the HEXTORAW() function converts hexadecimal to a raw value.

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DECOMPOSE() Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the DECOMPOSE() function returns the result of applying one of the Unicode decompositions to its string argument. The decomposition is determined by the second (optional) argument.

It’s the opposite of the COMPOSE() function.

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COMPOSE() Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the COMPOSE() function returns the result of applying the Unicode canonical composition, as described in the Unicode Standard definition D117, to its string argument.

It’s the opposite of the DECOMPOSE() function.

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CAST() Function in Oracle

September 4, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the CAST() function converts its argument to a different data type.

More specifically, it lets you convert built-in data types or collection-typed values of one type into another built-in data type or collection type.

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TO_CHAR(number) Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021September 1, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TO_CHAR(number) function converts a number to a VARCHAR2 value in the format specified by the format argument.

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BIN_TO_NUM() Function in Oracle

August 28, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the BIT_TO_NUM() function converts a bit vector to its equivalent number.

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ASCIISTR() Function in Oracle

August 27, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the ASCIISTR() function returns an ASCII version of the given string in the database character set. 

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TO_YMINTERVAL() Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021August 24, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TO_YMINTERVAL() function converts its argument to a value of INTERVAL MONTH TO YEAR data type.

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TO_TIMESTAMP() Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021August 22, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TO_TIMESTAMP() function converts its argument to a value of TIMESTAMP data type.

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TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ() Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021August 22, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ() function converts its argument to a value of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE data type.

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