SQL to_char Function Explained

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
1 minute

The to_char function is used to convert data types such as dates and numbers into a specific character format. In SQL, the syntax for the to_char function is as follows:

TO_CHAR(value, format)

For example, value is the value that needs to be converted, which can be a date, number, or other data type, while format is the format it will be converted to.

SELECT TO_CHAR(sysdate, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') as current_time
FROM dual;

In the example above, convert the current date and time to the format YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.

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