NCHR

Syntax

nchr::=
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Purpose

NCHR returns the character having the binary equivalent to number in the national character set. This function is equivalent to using the CHR function with the USING NCHAR_CS clause.

This function takes as an argument a NUMBER value, or any value that can be implicitly converted to NUMBER, and returns a character.

See Also:

CHR

Examples

The following examples return the nchar character 187:

SELECT NCHR(187) FROM DUAL;

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SELECT CHR(187 USING NCHAR_CS) FROM DUAL;

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