Oracle TO_TIMESTAMP: Complete Guide

The TO_TIMESTAMP function in Oracle is used to convert a string into a timestamp format. Its syntax is as follows:

Convert the input string to a timestamp based on the specified format.

In this case, string is the string to be converted, and format is the format of the string, which specifies the meaning and position of each part of the string.

Convert the date and time ‘2022-05-25 12:30:45’ to a timestamp in the format ‘YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS’.

This example converts the string ‘2022-05-25 12:30:45’ into a timestamp format with the format ‘YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS’, resulting in a timestamp of ‘2022-05-25 12:30:45.000000000’.