CAST_FROM_NUMBER Function

This function returns the binary representation of a NUMBER (in RAW). If include_length is TRUE, the first byte of the RAW returned encodes the number of valid bytes in the number (not including the length byte), and the result is padded to a fixed length of 22 bytes with arbitrary data. If include_length is FALSE, the RAW returned is variable length, with a maximum length of 21 bytes.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_FROM_NUMBER (n IN NUMBER, include_length IN BOOLEAN) RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_from_number, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

n, the NUMBER value

Returns

The binary representation of the NUMBER value.