In PostgreSQL, the round() function is used for rounding a number.
The function can work in one of two ways, depending on how you use it. You can make it round the number to the nearest integer, or to a specified number of decimal places.
This is determined by the number of arguments you pass to the function when you call it.
Continue readingWhen working with Postgres, you can use the to_char() function to output numbers in a given format.
The way it works is that you provide two arguments. The first argument is the number to be formatted. The second argument determines how it is formatted.
The return value is text.
Depending on your requirements, you might prefer to convert the number to the appropriate data type, for example using the cast() function.
Examples of both methods are below.
Continue readingIn Postgres, the age() function returns the age based on two timestamp or date variables.
The result is returned using years and months, rather than just days.
For example, a result might look like this: 3 years 2 mons 30 days.
Continue readingIn PostgreSQL, you can use the to_char() to output a number in a certain format, including with a plus or minus sign to indicate whether it’s a positive or negative number.
To do this, use one of S, MI, PL, or SG in your format string.
Another option is to use PR in order to enclose any negative values in angle brackets.
In Postgres, to_char() is a data type formatting function that converts its first argument to a string.
The format of the string is determined by the second argument.
The to_char() function can be used to do the following conversions:
This page contains the full list of template patterns and template pattern modifiers that can be used when formatting date and times in PostgreSQL.
Continue readingThis page contains the full list of template patterns and template pattern modifiers that can be used when formatting numbers in PostgreSQL.
Continue readingIn PostgreSQL, you can get the day name from a date by using the to_char() function. This function returns a string based on the timestamp and the template pattern you provide as arguments..
In PostgreSQL, you can use the to_char() function to get the short month name from a date.
By “short month name” I mean the abbreviated month name, for example Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.
The to_char() function accepts two parameters; the date and the format string with which to format that date.
When creating a table in SQLite, you have the option of adding constraints to each column.
One such constraint is the DEFAULT constraint.
The DEFAULT constraint allows you to specify a value to be used in the event no value is supplied for that column when a new row is inserted.
If you don’t use a DEFAULT clause, then the default value for a column is NULL.