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ASCIISTR

The ASCIISTR function takes a string in any character set and returns an ASCII version of that string.

Returns

NTEXT

Syntax

ASCIISTR(text-exp)

Parameters

text-exp

A text expression.

Usage Notes

How ASCIISTR Converts Non-ASCII Characters

The ASCIISTR function converts non-ASCII characters to \xxxx, where xxxx represents a UTF-16 code unit.

See:

Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for information on Unicode character sets and character semantics.