5.5. Conversion Functions
Conversion functions allow the conversion of values from one datatype to another. The most commonly used conversion functions are:
TO_CHAR
Converts a date or a numeric value to a character string.
TO_NUMBER
Converts a character string to a numeric value.
TO_DATE
Converts a character string to a date value.
There are a number of other conversion functions available; all are included in this section.
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