Oracle TO_TIMESTAMP Guide: Syntax & Usage

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
1 minute

The to_timestamp function in Oracle is used to convert a string into a timestamp data type. Its syntax is:

TO_TIMESTAMP(string, format)

In this function, the variable “string” represents the string to be converted, and “format” represents the format of the string. This function will convert the string to a timestamp based on the specified format. For example:

SELECT TO_TIMESTAMP('2022-07-25 10:15:30', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') FROM dual;

This will convert the string ‘2022-07-25 10:15:30’ into a timestamp data type.

It is important to note that the to_timestamp function in Oracle databases is used for handling timestamp data types, and if you want to convert a string to a date data type, you should use the to_date function.

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