CAST_TO_NUMBER Function

This function casts the binary representation of a NUMBER (in RAW) into a NUMBER. If include_length is TRUE, the first byte of r encodes the number of bytes in r (not including the length byte) which are valid, up to a maximum of 21 bytes plus the length byte.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_NUMBER (r IN RAW, include_length IN BOOLEAN) RETURN NUMBER;

Pragmas

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

Parameters

r, the binary representation of a NUMBER

Returns

The NUMBER value.