What is the function of the to_char function in MySQL?

2 years ago
Liam
1 minute

In MySQL, there is no function called “to_char”. This function is available in Oracle databases and is used to convert numeric, date, and string data into character data.

In MySQL, you can achieve similar functionality using other functions, such as:

  1. CAST function: Used to convert an expression to a specified data type. For example, converting a numerical type to a character type: CAST(column_name AS CHAR)
  2. The DATE_FORMAT function is used to convert a date type into a character data of a specified format. For example, convert a date to the year-month-day format: DATE_FORMAT(date_column, ‘%Y-%m-%d’)
  3. The CONCAT function is used to combine multiple character data. For example, to concatenate the values of multiple columns into one string: CONCAT(column1, column2, column3)
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