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<a name="functions-formatting"></a>9.8.Data Type Formatting Functions</h2></div></div></div>
<a name="id608236"></a><a name="id608243"></a><a name="id608249"></a><a name="id608255"></a><a name="id608262"></a><p> The <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> formatting functions
provide a powerful set of tools for converting various data types
(date/time, integer, floating point, numeric) to formatted strings
and for converting from formatted strings to specific data types.
<a href="functions-formatting.html#functions-formatting-table" title="Table9.20.Formatting Functions">Table9.20, “Formatting Functions”</a> lists them.
These functions all follow a common calling convention: the first
argument is the value to be formatted and the second argument is a
template that defines the output or input format.
</p>
<p> The <code class="function">to_timestamp</code> function can also take a single
<code class="type">double precision</code> argument to convert from Unix epoch to
<code class="type">timestamp with time zone</code>.
(<code class="type">Integer</code> Unix epochs are implicitly cast to
<code class="type">double precision</code>.)
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="functions-formatting-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table9.20.Formatting Functions</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table summary="Formatting Functions" border="1">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>Function</th>
<th>Return Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_char</code>(<code class="type">timestamp</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">text</code></td>
<td>convert time stamp to string</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(current_timestamp, 'HH12:MI:SS')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_char</code>(<code class="type">interval</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">text</code></td>
<td>convert interval to string</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(interval '15h2m12s', 'HH24:MI:SS')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_char</code>(<code class="type">int</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">text</code></td>
<td>convert integer to string</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(125, '999')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_char</code>(<code class="type">double precision</code>,
<code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">text</code></td>
<td>convert real/double precision to string</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(125.8::real, '999D9')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_char</code>(<code class="type">numeric</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">text</code></td>
<td>convert numeric to string</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-125.8, '999D99S')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_date</code>(<code class="type">text</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">date</code></td>
<td>convert string to date</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_date('05Dec2000', 'DDMonYYYY')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_timestamp</code>(<code class="type">text</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">timestamp with time zone</code></td>
<td>convert string to time stamp</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_timestamp('05Dec2000', 'DDMonYYYY')</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_timestamp</code>(<code class="type">double precision</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">timestamp with time zone</code></td>
<td>convert UNIX epoch to time stamp</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_timestamp(200120400)</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal"><code class="function">to_number</code>(<code class="type">text</code>, <code class="type">text</code>)</code></td>
<td><code class="type">numeric</code></td>
<td>convert string to numeric</td>
<td><code class="literal">to_number('12,454.8-', '99G999D9S')</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p> In an output template string (for <code class="function">to_char</code>), there are certain patterns that are
recognized and replaced with appropriately-formatted data from the value
to be formatted. Any text that is not a template pattern is simply
copied verbatim. Similarly, in an input template string (for anything but <code class="function">to_char</code>), template patterns
identify the parts of the input data string to be looked at and the
values to be found there.
</p>
<p> <a href="functions-formatting.html#functions-formatting-datetime-table" title="Table9.21.Template Patterns for Date/Time Formatting">Table9.21, “Template Patterns for Date/Time Formatting”</a> shows the
template patterns available for formatting date and time values.
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="functions-formatting-datetime-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table9.21.Template Patterns for Date/Time Formatting</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table summary="Template Patterns for Date/Time Formatting" border="1">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>Pattern</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">HH</code></td>
<td>hour of day (01-12)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">HH12</code></td>
<td>hour of day (01-12)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">HH24</code></td>
<td>hour of day (00-23)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">MI</code></td>
<td>minute (00-59)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">SS</code></td>
<td>second (00-59)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">MS</code></td>
<td>millisecond (000-999)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">US</code></td>
<td>microsecond (000000-999999)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">SSSS</code></td>
<td>seconds past midnight (0-86399)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">AM</code> or <code class="literal">A.M.</code> or
<code class="literal">PM</code> or <code class="literal">P.M.</code>
</td>
<td>meridian indicator (uppercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">am</code> or <code class="literal">a.m.</code> or
<code class="literal">pm</code> or <code class="literal">p.m.</code>
</td>
<td>meridian indicator (lowercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Y,YYY</code></td>
<td>year (4 and more digits) with comma</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">YYYY</code></td>
<td>year (4 and more digits)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">YYY</code></td>
<td>last 3 digits of year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">YY</code></td>
<td>last 2 digits of year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Y</code></td>
<td>last digit of year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">IYYY</code></td>
<td>ISO year (4 and more digits)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">IYY</code></td>
<td>last 3 digits of ISO year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">IY</code></td>
<td>last 2 digits of ISO year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">I</code></td>
<td>last digits of ISO year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">BC</code> or <code class="literal">B.C.</code> or
<code class="literal">AD</code> or <code class="literal">A.D.</code>
</td>
<td>era indicator (uppercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">bc</code> or <code class="literal">b.c.</code> or
<code class="literal">ad</code> or <code class="literal">a.d.</code>
</td>
<td>era indicator (lowercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">MONTH</code></td>
<td>full uppercase month name (blank-padded to 9 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Month</code></td>
<td>full mixed-case month name (blank-padded to 9 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">month</code></td>
<td>full lowercase month name (blank-padded to 9 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">MON</code></td>
<td>abbreviated uppercase month name (3 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Mon</code></td>
<td>abbreviated mixed-case month name (3 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">mon</code></td>
<td>abbreviated lowercase month name (3 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">MM</code></td>
<td>month number (01-12)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">DAY</code></td>
<td>full uppercase day name (blank-padded to 9 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Day</code></td>
<td>full mixed-case day name (blank-padded to 9 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">day</code></td>
<td>full lowercase day name (blank-padded to 9 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">DY</code></td>
<td>abbreviated uppercase day name (3 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Dy</code></td>
<td>abbreviated mixed-case day name (3 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">dy</code></td>
<td>abbreviated lowercase day name (3 chars)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">DDD</code></td>
<td>day of year (001-366)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">DD</code></td>
<td>day of month (01-31)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">D</code></td>
<td>day of week (1-7; Sunday is 1)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">W</code></td>
<td>week of month (1-5) (The first week starts on the first day of the month.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">WW</code></td>
<td>week number of year (1-53) (The first week starts on the first day of the year.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">IW</code></td>
<td>ISO week number of year (The first Thursday of the new year is in week 1.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">CC</code></td>
<td>century (2 digits)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">J</code></td>
<td>Julian Day (days since January 1, 4712 BC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">Q</code></td>
<td>quarter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">RM</code></td>
<td>month in Roman numerals (I-XII; I=January) (uppercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">rm</code></td>
<td>month in Roman numerals (i-xii; i=January) (lowercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">TZ</code></td>
<td>time-zone name (uppercase)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">tz</code></td>
<td>time-zone name (lowercase)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p> Certain modifiers may be applied to any template pattern to alter its
behavior. For example, <code class="literal">FMMonth</code>
is the <code class="literal">Month</code> pattern with the
<code class="literal">FM</code> modifier.
<a href="functions-formatting.html#functions-formatting-datetimemod-table" title="Table9.22.Template Pattern Modifiers for Date/Time Formatting">Table9.22, “Template Pattern Modifiers for Date/Time Formatting”</a> shows the
modifier patterns for date/time formatting.
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="functions-formatting-datetimemod-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table9.22.Template Pattern Modifiers for Date/Time Formatting</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table summary="Template Pattern Modifiers for Date/Time Formatting" border="1">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>Modifier</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">FM</code> prefix</td>
<td>fill mode (suppress padding blanks and zeroes)</td>
<td><code class="literal">FMMonth</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">TH</code> suffix</td>
<td>uppercase ordinal number suffix</td>
<td><code class="literal">DDTH</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">th</code> suffix</td>
<td>lowercase ordinal number suffix</td>
<td><code class="literal">DDth</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">FX</code> prefix</td>
<td>fixed format global option (see usage notes)</td>
<td><code class="literal">FXMonthDDDay</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">SP</code> suffix</td>
<td>spell mode (not yet implemented)</td>
<td><code class="literal">DDSP</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p> Usage notes for date/time formatting:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
<li><p> <code class="literal">FM</code> suppresses leading zeroes and trailing blanks
that would otherwise be added to make the output of a pattern be
fixed-width.
</p></li>
<li><p> <code class="function">to_timestamp</code> and <code class="function">to_date</code>
skip multiple blank spaces in the input string if the <code class="literal">FX</code> option
is not used. <code class="literal">FX</code> must be specified as the first item
in the template. For example
<code class="literal">to_timestamp('2000JUN', 'YYYY MON')</code> is correct, but
<code class="literal">to_timestamp('2000JUN', 'FXYYYY MON')</code> returns an error,
because <code class="function">to_timestamp</code> expects one space only.
</p></li>
<li><p> Ordinary text is allowed in <code class="function">to_char</code>
templates and will be output literally. You can put a substring
in double quotes to force it to be interpreted as literal text
even if it contains pattern key words. For example, in
<code class="literal">'"Hello Year "YYYY'</code>, the <code class="literal">YYYY</code>
will be replaced by the year data, but the single <code class="literal">Y</code> in <code class="literal">Year</code>
will not be.
</p></li>
<li><p> If you want to have a double quote in the output you must
precede it with a backslash, for example <code class="literal">'\\"YYYY
Month\\"'</code>.
(Two backslashes are necessary because the backslash already
has a special meaning in a string constant.)
</p></li>
<li><p> The <code class="literal">YYYY</code> conversion from string to <code class="type">timestamp</code> or
<code class="type">date</code> has a restriction if you use a year with more than 4 digits. You must
use some non-digit character or template after <code class="literal">YYYY</code>,
otherwise the year is always interpreted as 4 digits. For example
(with the year 20000):
<code class="literal">to_date('200001131', 'YYYYMMDD')</code> will be
interpreted as a 4-digit year; instead use a non-digit
separator after the year, like
<code class="literal">to_date('20000-1131', 'YYYY-MMDD')</code> or
<code class="literal">to_date('20000Nov31', 'YYYYMonDD')</code>.
</p></li>
<li><p> In conversions from string to <code class="type">timestamp</code> or
<code class="type">date</code>, the <code class="literal">CC</code> field is ignored if there
is a <code class="literal">YYY</code>, <code class="literal">YYYY</code> or
<code class="literal">Y,YYY</code> field. If <code class="literal">CC</code> is used with
<code class="literal">YY</code> or <code class="literal">Y</code> then the year is computed
as <code class="literal">(CC-1)*100+YY</code>.
</p></li>
<li>
<p> Millisecond (<code class="literal">MS</code>) and microsecond (<code class="literal">US</code>)
values in a conversion from string to <code class="type">timestamp</code> are used as part of the
seconds after the decimal point. For example
<code class="literal">to_timestamp('12:3', 'SS:MS')</code> is not 3 milliseconds,
but 300, because the conversion counts it as 12 + 0.3 seconds.
This means for the format <code class="literal">SS:MS</code>, the input values
<code class="literal">12:3</code>, <code class="literal">12:30</code>, and <code class="literal">12:300</code> specify the
same number of milliseconds. To get three milliseconds, one must use
<code class="literal">12:003</code>, which the conversion counts as
12 + 0.003 = 12.003 seconds.
</p>
<p> Here is a more
complex example:
<code class="literal">to_timestamp('15:12:02.020.001230', 'HH:MI:SS.MS.US')</code>
is 15 hours, 12 minutes, and 2 seconds + 20 milliseconds +
1230 microseconds = 2.021230 seconds.
</p>
</li>
<li><p><code class="function">to_char</code>'s day of the week numbering
(see the 'D' formatting pattern) is different from that of the
<code class="function">extract</code> function.
</p></li>
<li><p><code class="function">to_char(interval)</code> formats <code class="literal">HH</code> and
<code class="literal">HH12</code> as hours in a single day, while <code class="literal">HH24</code>
can output hours exceeding a single day, e.g. >24.
</p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
</p>
<p> <a href="functions-formatting.html#functions-formatting-numeric-table" title="Table9.23.Template Patterns for Numeric Formatting">Table9.23, “Template Patterns for Numeric Formatting”</a> shows the
template patterns available for formatting numeric values.
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="functions-formatting-numeric-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table9.23.Template Patterns for Numeric Formatting</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table summary="Template Patterns for Numeric Formatting" border="1">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>Pattern</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">9</code></td>
<td>value with the specified number of digits</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">0</code></td>
<td>value with leading zeros</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">.</code> (period)</td>
<td>decimal point</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">,</code> (comma)</td>
<td>group (thousand) separator</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">PR</code></td>
<td>negative value in angle brackets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">S</code></td>
<td>sign anchored to number (uses locale)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">L</code></td>
<td>currency symbol (uses locale)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">D</code></td>
<td>decimal point (uses locale)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">G</code></td>
<td>group separator (uses locale)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">MI</code></td>
<td>minus sign in specified position (if number < 0)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">PL</code></td>
<td>plus sign in specified position (if number > 0)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">SG</code></td>
<td>plus/minus sign in specified position</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">RN</code></td>
<td>roman numeral (input between 1 and 3999)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code class="literal">TH</code> or <code class="literal">th</code>
</td>
<td>ordinal number suffix</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">V</code></td>
<td>shift specified number of digits (see notes)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">EEEE</code></td>
<td>scientific notation (not implemented yet)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p> Usage notes for numeric formatting:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
<li><p> A sign formatted using <code class="literal">SG</code>, <code class="literal">PL</code>, or
<code class="literal">MI</code> is not anchored to
the number; for example,
<code class="literal">to_char(-12, 'S9999')</code> produces <code class="literal">'-12'</code>,
but <code class="literal">to_char(-12, 'MI9999')</code> produces <code class="literal">'-12'</code>.
The Oracle implementation does not allow the use of
<code class="literal">MI</code> ahead of <code class="literal">9</code>, but rather
requires that <code class="literal">9</code> precede
<code class="literal">MI</code>.
</p></li>
<li><p> <code class="literal">9</code> results in a value with the same number of
digits as there are <code class="literal">9</code>s. If a digit is
not available it outputs a space.
</p></li>
<li><p> <code class="literal">TH</code> does not convert values less than zero
and does not convert fractional numbers.
</p></li>
<li><p> <code class="literal">PL</code>, <code class="literal">SG</code>, and
<code class="literal">TH</code> are <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
extensions.
</p></li>
<li><p> <code class="literal">V</code> effectively
multiplies the input values by
<code class="literal">10^<em class="replaceable"><code>n</code></em></code>, where
<em class="replaceable"><code>n</code></em> is the number of digits following
<code class="literal">V</code>.
<code class="function">to_char</code> does not support the use of
<code class="literal">V</code> combined with a decimal point.
(E.g., <code class="literal">99.9V99</code> is not allowed.)
</p></li>
</ul></div>
<p>
</p>
<p> <a href="functions-formatting.html#functions-formatting-examples-table" title="Table9.24.to_char Examples">Table9.24, “<code class="function">to_char</code> Examples”</a> shows some
examples of the use of the <code class="function">to_char</code> function.
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="functions-formatting-examples-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table9.24.<code class="function">to_char</code> Examples</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table summary="to_char Examples" border="1">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>Expression</th>
<th>Result</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(current_timestamp, 'Day,DDHH12:MI:SS')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'Tuesday,0605:39:18'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(current_timestamp, 'FMDay,FMDDHH12:MI:SS')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'Tuesday,605:39:18'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-0.1, '99.99')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'-.10'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-0.1, 'FM9.99')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'-.1'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(0.1, '0.9')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'0.1'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(12, '9990999.9')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'0012.0'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(12, 'FM9990999.9')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'0012.'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, '999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-485, '999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'-485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, '999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(1485, '9,999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'1,485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(1485, '9G999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'1485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(148.5, '999.999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'148.500'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(148.5, 'FM999.999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'148.5'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(148.5, 'FM999.990')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'148.500'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(148.5, '999D999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'148,500'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(3148.5, '9G999D999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'3148,500'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-485, '999S')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'485-'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-485, '999MI')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'485-'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, '999MI')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, 'FM999MI')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, 'PL999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'+485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, 'SG999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'+485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-485, 'SG999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'-485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-485, '9SG99')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'4-85'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(-485, '999PR')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'<485>'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, 'L999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'DM485</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, 'RN')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'CDLXXXV'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, 'FMRN')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'CDLXXXV'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(5.2, 'FMRN')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'V'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(482, '999th')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'482nd'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485, '"Goodnumber:"999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'Goodnumber:485'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(485.8, '"Pre:"999"Post:".999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'Pre:485Post:.800'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(12, '99V999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'12000'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(12.4, '99V999')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'12400'</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="literal">to_char(12.45, '99V9')</code></td>
<td><code class="literal">'125'</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
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