In Oracle Database, the RAWTONHEX() function converts a raw value to hexadecimal.
It’s similar to the RAWTOHEX() function, except that its value is always returned in the national character set.
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RAWTOHEX() Function in Oracle
In Oracle Database, the RAWTOHEX() function converts a raw value to hexadecimal.
HEXTORAW() Function in Oracle
In Oracle Database, the HEXTORAW() function converts hexadecimal to a raw value.
COMPOSE() Function in Oracle
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.
CAST() Function in Oracle
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.
How to Change your Session’s Currency Symbol in Oracle
In Oracle Database, there are a few different NLS parameters that determine how currency is displayed when using functions like TO_CHAR() to format a number as a currency.
NLS_CURRENCYspecifies the string to use as the local currency symbol for theLnumber format element.NLS_ISO_CURRENCYdetermines what to use for theCformat element.NLS_DUAL_CURRENCYspecifies what to use for theUformat element.
List of NLS Parameters in Oracle Database
Below is a full list of NLS parameters in Oracle Database, along with their default values, and scopes that each parameter is available in.
2 Functions that Return the Month from a Date in Oracle
Below are two functions that can be used to extract the month from a date in Oracle Database.
TO_CHAR(number) Function in Oracle
In Oracle Database, the TO_CHAR(number) function converts a number to a VARCHAR2 value in the format specified by the format argument.