2 SQL Functions
This chapter presents the syntax for SQL functions.
This chapter includes the following section:
Syntax for SQL Functions
A function is a command that manipulates data items and returns a single value.
The sections that follow show each SQL function and its related syntax. Refer to Subclauses for the syntax of the subclauses.
See Also:
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for detailed information about SQL functions
ABS(n)
ACOS(n)
ADD_MONTHS(date, integer)
Aggregate functions return a single result row based on groups of rows, rather than on single rows.
analytic_function([ arguments ]) OVER { window_name | (analytic_clause)}ANY_VALUE ( [ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr )
APPROX_COUNT ( ( expr [ , expr 'MAX_ERROR' ] ...) )
APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT(expr)
APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_AGG(detail)
APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_DETAIL(expr)
APPROX_MEDIAN( expr [ DETERMINISTIC ] [, { 'ERROR_RATE' | 'CONFIDENCE' } ] )APPROX_PERCENTILE( expr [ DETERMINISTIC ] [, { 'ERROR_RATE' | 'CONFIDENCE' } ] ) 
  WITHIN GROUP ( ORDER BY expr [ DESC | ASC ] )APPROX_PERCENTILE_AGG(expr)
APPROX_PERCENTILE_DETAIL( expr [ DETERMINISTIC ] )
APPROX_RANK ( expr [ PARTITION BY partition_by_clause ] [ ORDER BY order_by_clause DESC] )
APPROX_SUM ( expr [ , expr 'MAX_ERROR' ] ...)
ASCII(char)
ASCIISTR(char)
ASIN(n)
ATAN(n)
ATAN2(n1 , n2)
AVG([ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr) [ OVER(analytic_clause) ]
BFILENAME('directory', 'filename')BIN_TO_NUM(expr [, expr ]... )
BITAND(expr1, expr2)
BIT_AND_AGG ( [DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE] expr )
BITMAP_BIT_POSITION ( expr )
BITMAP_BUCKET_NUMBER ( expr )
BITMAP_CONSTRUCT_AGG ( expr )
BITMAP_COUNT ( expr )
BITMAP_OR_AGG ( expr )
BIT_OR_AGG ( [DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE] expr )
BIT_XOR_AGG ( [DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE] expr )
CARDINALITY(nested_table)
CAST({ expr | MULTISET (subquery) } AS type_name
  [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ]
  [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])CEIL(n)
CHARTOROWID(char)
CHECKSUM ( [ALL | DISTINCT | UNIQUE] expr )
CHR(n [ USING NCHAR_CS ])
CLUSTER_DETAILS ( [ schema . ] model 
                  [ , cluster_id [ , topN ] ] [ DESC | ASC | ABS ]
                  mining_attribute_clause )CLUSTER_DETAILS ( INTO n
                  [ , cluster_id [ , topN ] ] [ DESC | ASC | ABS ]
                  mining_attribute_clause )
                OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )CLUSTER_DISTANCE ( [ schema . ] model [ , cluster_id ] mining_attribute_clause )
CLUSTER_DISTANCE ( INTO n [, cluster_id] mining_attribute_clause )
                 OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )CLUSTER_ID ( [ schema . ] model mining_attribute_clause )
CLUSTER_ID ( INTO n mining_attribute_clause )
           OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )CLUSTER_PROBABILITY (aggregate)
CLUSTER_PROBABILITY ( [ schema . ] model [, cluster_id ] mining_attribute_clause )
CLUSTER_PROBABILITY (analytic)
CLUSTER_PROBABILITY ( INTO n [, cluster_id] mining_attribute_clause )
                    OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )CLUSTER_SET ( [ schema . ] model [ , topN [ , cutoff ] ] mining_attribute_clause )
CLUSTER_SET ( INTO n [, topN [, cutoff]] mining_attribute_clause )
            OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )COALESCE(expr [, expr ]...)
COLLATION(expr)
COLLECT( [ DISTINCT | UNIQUE ] column [ ORDER BY expr ] )
COMPOSE(char)
CON_DBID_TO_ID(container_dbid)
CON_GUID_TO_ID(container_guid)
CON_ID_TO_CON_NAME(container_guid)
CON_ID_TO_DBID(container_guid)
CON_ID_TO_GUID(container_guid)
CON_ID_TO_UID(container_guid)
CON_NAME_TO_ID(container_name)
CON_UID_TO_ID(container_uid)
CONCAT(char1, char2)
CONVERT(char, dest_char_set[, source_char_set ])
CORR(expr1, expr2) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
{ CORR_K | CORR_S }
   (expr1, expr2
     [, { COEFFICIENT
        | ONE_SIDED_SIG
        | ONE_SIDED_SIG_POS
        | ONE_SIDED_SIG_NEG
        | TWO_SIDED_SIG
        }
     ]
   )COS(n)
COSH(n)
COUNT({ * | [ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr }) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]COVAR_POP(expr1, expr2) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
COVAR_SAMP(expr1, expr2) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
CUBE_TABLE
( ' { schema.cube [ {HIERARCHY | HRR} dimension hierarchy ]...
    | schema.dimension [ {HIERARCHY | HRR} [dimension] hierarchy ]
    }
  '
)CUME_DIST(expr[,expr ]...) WITHIN GROUP
  (ORDER BY expr [ DESC | ASC ]
                 [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ] 
            [, expr [ DESC | ASC ]
                    [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
            ]...
  )CUME_DIST() OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)
CURRENT_DATE
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP [ (precision) ]
CV([ dimension_column ])
DATAOBJ_TO_MAT_PARTITION( table, partition_id )
DATAOBJ_TO_PARTITION( table, partition_id )
DBTIMEZONE
DECODE(expr, search, result [, search, result ]... [, default ])
DECOMPOSE( string [, { 'CANONICAL' | 'COMPATIBILITY' } ] )DENSE_RANK(expr [, expr ]...) WITHIN GROUP
  (ORDER BY expr [ DESC | ASC ]
                 [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
            [,expr [ DESC | ASC ]
                   [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
            ]...
  )DENSE_RANK( ) OVER([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)
DEPTH(correlation_integer)
DEREF(expr)
DUMP(expr[, return_fmt [, start_position [, length ] ]])
{ EMPTY_BLOB | EMPTY_CLOB }( )EXISTSNODE(XMLType_instance, XPath_string [, namespace_string ])
EXP(n)
EXTRACT( { YEAR
         | MONTH
         | DAY
         | HOUR
         | MINUTE
         | SECOND
         | TIMEZONE_HOUR
         | TIMEZONE_MINUTE
         | TIMEZONE_REGION
         | TIMEZONE_ABBR
         }
         FROM { expr }
       )EXTRACT(XMLType_instance, XPath_string [, namespace_string ])
EXTRACTVALUE(XMLType_instance, XPath_string [, namespace_string ])
FEATURE_COMPARE ( [ schema . ] model mining_attribute_clause AND mining_attribute_clause )
FEATURE_DETAILS ( [ schema . ] model
                  [ , feature_id [ , topN ] ] [ DESC | ASC | ABS ]
                  mining_attribute_clause )FEATURE_DETAILS ( INTO n
                  [ , feature_id [ , topN ] ] [ DESC | ASC | ABS ]
                  mining_attribute_clause )
                OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )FEATURE_ID( [ schema . ] model mining_attribute_clause )
FEATURE_ID ( INTO n mining_attribute_clause )
           OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )FEATURE_SET ( [ schema . ] model [, topN [, cutoff ]] mining_attribute_clause )
FEATURE_SET ( INTO n [, topN [, cutoff ] ] mining_attribute_clause )
            OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )FEATURE_VALUE ( [ schema . ] model [, feature_id ] mining_attribute_clause )
FEATURE_VALUE ( INTO n [ , feature_id ] mining_attribute_clause )
              OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )aggregate_function
   KEEP
   (DENSE_RANK FIRST ORDER BY
    expr [ DESC | ASC ]
         [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
    [, expr [ DESC | ASC ]
            [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
    ]...
   )
   [ OVER ( [query_partition_clause] ) ]FIRST_VALUE 
  { (expr) [ {RESPECT | IGNORE} NULLS ]
  | (expr [ {RESPECT | IGNORE} NULLS ])
  }
  OVER (analytic_clause)FLOOR(n)
FROM_TZ (timestamp_value, time_zone_value)
GREATEST(expr [, expr ]...)
GROUP_ID( )
GROUPING(expr)
GROUPING_ID(expr [, expr ]...)
HEXTORAW(char)
INITCAP(char)
{ INSTR
| INSTRB
| INSTRC
| INSTR2
| INSTR4
}
(string , substring [, position [, occurrence ] ])ITERATION_NUMBER
JSON_ARRAY ( JSON_ARRAY_content ) | JSON [ JSON_ARRAY_content ]
JSON_ARRAYAGG
  ( expr [ FORMAT JSON ] [ order_by_clause ]
    [ JSON_on_null_clause ] [ JSON_returning_clause ]
    [ STRICT ] )JSON_CONSTRUCTOR ( expr )
JSON_DATAGUIDE ( expr [ , format [ , flag ] ] )
JSON_MERGEPATCH
   ( JSON_target_expr , JSON_patch_expr [ JSON_returning_clause ] [ PRETTY ] [ ASCII ] 
     [ TRUNCATE ] [ JSON_on_error_clause ] )JSON_OBJECT
    ( JSON_OBJECT_content ) | JSON { JSON_OBJECT_content }JSON_OBJECTAGG
  ( [ KEY ] key_expr VALUE val_expr [ FORMAT JSON ]
    [ JSON_on_null_clause ] [ JSON_returning_clause ]
    [ STRICT ] [ WITH UNIQUE KEYS ]  )JSON_QUERY
  ( expr [ FORMAT JSON ], JSON_basic_path_expression
    [ JSON_query_returning_clause ] [ JSON_query_wrapper_clause ]
    [ JSON_query_on_error_clause ] [ JSON_query_on_empty_clause ]
    [ JSON_query_on_mismatch_clause ]
  )JSON_SCALAR ( expr [ SQL | JSON ] [ NULL ON NULL ] )
JSON_SERIALIZE 
( expr [ JSON_returning_clause ] [ PRETTY ] [ASCII ] [ TRUNCATE ] 
   [ { NULL | ERROR | ( EMPTY { ARRAY | OBJECT } ) } ON ERROR ] 
)JSON_TABLE
  ( expr [ FORMAT JSON ] [ , JSON_basic_path_expression ]
    [ JSON_table_on_error_clause ] JSON_columns_clause )
JSON_TRANSFORM ( input_expr , operation [ , operation ]...
    [ JSON_passing_clause ] 
    [ JSON_TRANSFORM_returning_clause ] ) 
    JSON_VALUE
  ( expr [ FORMAT JSON ] [ , JSON_basic_path_expression ]
    [ JSON_value_returning_clause ] [ JSON_value_on_error_clause ]
    [ JSON_value_on_empty_clause ] [ JSON_value_on_mismatch_clause ]
  ) KURTOSIS_POP ( [ {DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE} ]  expr ) KURTOSIS_SAMP ( [ {DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE} ] x expr )LAG
  { ( value_expr [, offset [, default]]) [ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ] 
  | ( value_expr [ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ] [, offset [, default]] )
  }
  OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)aggregate_function KEEP
  (DENSE_RANK LAST ORDER BY
    expr [ DESC | ASC ]
         [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
    [, expr [ DESC | ASC ]
            [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
    ]...
  )
  [ OVER ( [query_partition_clause] ) ]LAST_DAY(date)
LAST_VALUE
  { (expr) [ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ]
  | (expr [ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ])
  OVER (analytic_clause)LEAD
  { ( value_expr [, offset [, default]] ) [ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ] 
  | ( value_expr [ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ] [, offset [, default]] )
  }
  OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)LEAST(expr [, expr ]...)
{ LENGTH
| LENGTHB
| LENGTHC
| LENGTH2
| LENGTH4
}
(char)LISTAGG( [ALL | DISTINCT ] measure_expr 
           [, 'delimiter'] [listagg_overflow_clause] )
           [ WITHIN GROUP order_by_clause ]
           [OVER query_partition_clause]LN(n)
LNNVL(condition)
LOCALTIMESTAMP [ (timestamp_precision) ]
LOG(n2, n1)
LOWER(char)
LPAD(expr1, n [, expr2 ])
LTRIM(char [, set ])
MAKE_REF({ table | view } , key [, key ]...)MAX([ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
MEDIAN(expr) [ OVER (query_partition_clause) ]
MIN([ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
MOD(n2, n1)
MONTHS_BETWEEN(date1, date2)
NANVL(n2, n1)
NCHR(number)
NEW_TIME(date, timezone1, timezone2)
NEXT_DAY(date, char)
NLS_CHARSET_DECL_LEN(byte_count, char_set_id)
NLS_CHARSET_ID(string)
NLS_CHARSET_NAME(number)
NLS_COLLATION_ID(expr)
NLS_COLLATION_NAME(expr [, flag ])
NLS_INITCAP(char [, 'nlsparam' ])
NLS_LOWER(char [, 'nlsparam' ])
NLS_UPPER(char [, 'nlsparam' ])
NLSSORT(char [, 'nlsparam' ])
NTH_VALUE(measure_expr, n)
  [ FROM { FIRST | LAST } ][ { RESPECT | IGNORE } NULLS ] 
  OVER (analytic_clause)NTILE(expr) OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)
NULLIF(expr1, expr2)
NUMTODSINTERVAL(n, 'interval_unit')
NUMTOYMINTERVAL(n, 'interval_unit')
NVL(expr1, expr2)
NVL2(expr1, expr2, expr3)
ORA_DM_PARTITION_NAME ( [ schema . ] model mining_attribute_clause )
ORA_DST_AFFECTED(datetime_expr)
ORA_DST_CONVERT(datetime_expr [, integer [, integer ]])
ORA_DST_ERROR(datetime_expr)
ORA_HASH(expr [, max_bucket [, seed_value ] ])
ORA_INVOKING_USER
ORA_INVOKING_USERID
PATH(correlation_integer)
PERCENT_RANK(expr [, expr ]...) WITHIN GROUP
  (ORDER BY
   expr [ DESC | ASC ]
        [NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
   [, expr [ DESC | ASC ]
           [NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
   ]...
  )PERCENT_RANK( ) OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)
PERCENTILE_CONT(expr) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY expr [ DESC | ASC ]) [ OVER (query_partition_clause) ]
PERCENTILE_DISC(expr) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY expr [ DESC | ASC ]) [ OVER (query_partition_clause) ]
POWER(n2, n1)
POWERMULTISET(expr)
POWERMULTISET_BY_CARDINALITY(expr, cardinality)
PREDICTION ( [ grouping_hint ] [ schema . ] model [ cost_matrix_clause ] mining_attribute_clause )
PREDICTION ( ( OF ANOMALY | FOR expr ) [ cost_matrix_clause ] mining_attribute_clause )
           OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )PREDICTION_BOUNDS ( [schema.] model [, confidence_level [, class_value]]
                    mining_attribute_clause )PREDICTION_COST ( [ schema . ] model [ , class ] cost_matrix_clause mining_attribute_clause )
PREDICTION_COST ( ( OF ANOMALY | FOR expr ) [ , class ]
                  cost_matrix_clause mining_attribute_clause )
                OVER (mining_analytic_clause)PREDICTION_DETAILS (aggregate)
PREDICTION_DETAILS ( [ schema . ] model 
                     [ , class_value [ , topN ] ] [ DESC | ASC | ABS ]
                     mining_attribute_clause )PREDICTION_DETAILS ( ( OF ANOMALY | FOR expr ) [ , class_value [ , topN ] ]
                     [ DESC | ASC | ABS ] mining_attribute_clause )
                   OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )PREDICTION_PROBABILITY (aggregate)
PREDICTION_PROBABILITY ( [ schema . ] model [ , class ] mining_attribute_clause )
PREDICTION_PROBABILITY (analytic)
PREDICTION_PROBABILITY ( ( OF ANOMALY | FOR expr ) [ , class ]
                         mining_attribute_clause )
                       OVER (mining_analytic_clause )PREDICTION_SET ( [ schema . ] model [ , bestN [ , cutoff ] ] 
                 [ cost_matrix_clause ] mining_attribute_clause )PREDICTION_SET ( ( OF ANOMALY | FOR "expr" ) [ , bestN [ , cutoff ] ]
                 [ cost_matrix_clause ] mining_attribute_clause )
               OVER ( mining_analytic_clause )PRESENTNNV(cell_reference, expr1, expr2)
PRESENTV(cell_reference, expr1, expr2)
PREVIOUS(cell_reference)
RANK(expr [, expr ]...) WITHIN GROUP
   (ORDER BY
    expr [ DESC | ASC ]
         [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
    [, expr [ DESC | ASC ]
            [ NULLS { FIRST | LAST } ]
    ]...
   )RANK( ) OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)
RATIO_TO_REPORT(expr) OVER ([ query_partition_clause ])
RAWTOHEX(raw)
RAWTONHEX(raw)
REF (correlation_variable)
REFTOHEX (expr)
REGEXP_COUNT (source_char, pattern [, position [, match_param]])
REGEXP_INSTR ( source_char, pattern
               [, position
                  [, occurrence
                     [, return_opt
                        [, match_param
                           [, subexpr ]
                        ]
                     ]
                  ]
               ]
             )REGEXP_REPLACE ( source_char, pattern
                 [, replace_string
                    [, position
                       [, occurrence
                          [, match_param ]
                       ]
                    ]
                 ]
               )REGEXP_SUBSTR ( source_char, pattern
                [, position
                   [, occurrence
                      [, match_param
                         [, subexpr ]
                      ]
                   ]
                ]
              )REGR_AVGX, REGR_AVGY, REGR_COUNT, REGR_INTERCEPT, REGR_R2, REGR_SLOPE, REGR_SXX, REGR_SXY, REGR_SYY
{ REGR_SLOPE 
| REGR_INTERCEPT 
| REGR_COUNT 
| REGR_R2 
| REGR_AVGX
| REGR_AVGY 
| REGR_SXX 
| REGR_SYY 
| REGR_SXY
}
(expr1 , expr2)
[ OVER (analytic_clause) ]REMAINDER(n2, n1)
REPLACE(char, search_string
        [, replacement_string ]
       )ROUND(date [, fmt ])
ROUND(n [, integer ])
ROUND_TIES_TO_EVEN ( n [, integer ] )
ROW_NUMBER( ) OVER ([ query_partition_clause ] order_by_clause)
ROWIDTOCHAR(rowid)
ROWIDTONCHAR(rowid)
RPAD(expr1 , n [, expr2 ])
RTRIM(char [, set ])
SCN_TO_TIMESTAMP(number)
SESSIONTIMEZONE
SET (nested_table)
SIGN(n)
SIN(n)
SINH(n)
SKEWNESS_POP [ DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE ] ( expr )
SKEWNESS_SAMP [DISTINCT | ALL | UNIQUE] ( expr )
SOUNDEX(char)
SQRT(n)
STANDARD_HASH(expr [, 'method' ])
STATS_BINOMIAL_TEST(expr1, expr2, p
                    [, { TWO_SIDED_PROB
                       | EXACT_PROB
                       | ONE_SIDED_PROB_OR_MORE
                       | ONE_SIDED_PROB_OR_LESS
                       }
                    ]
                   )STATS_CROSSTAB(expr1, expr2
               [, { CHISQ_OBS
                  | CHISQ_SIG
                  | CHISQ_DF
                  | PHI_COEFFICIENT
                  | CRAMERS_V
                  | CONT_COEFFICIENT
                  | COHENS_K
                  }
               ]
              )STATS_F_TEST(expr1, expr2
             [, { { STATISTIC
                  | DF_NUM
                  | DF_DEN
                  | ONE_SIDED_SIG
    } , expr3
                | TWO_SIDED_SIG
                }
             ]
            )STATS_KS_TEST(expr1, expr2
              [, { STATISTIC | SIG } ]
             )STATS_MODE(expr)
STATS_MW_TEST(expr1, expr2
              [, { STATISTIC
                 | U_STATISTIC
                 | ONE_SIDED_SIG , expr3
                 | TWO_SIDED_SIG
                 }
              ]
             )STATS_ONE_WAY_ANOVA(expr1, expr2
                    [, { SUM_SQUARES_BETWEEN
                       | SUM_SQUARES_WITHIN
                       | DF_BETWEEN
                       | DF_WITHIN
                       | MEAN_SQUARES_BETWEEN
                       | MEAN_SQUARES_WITHIN
                       | F_RATIO
                       | SIG
                       }
                    ]
                   )STATS_T_TEST_INDEP, STATS_T_TEST_INDEPU, STATS_T_TEST_ONE, STATS_T_TEST_PAIRED
{
  STATS_T_TEST_ONE ( expr1 [, expr2 ]
|
  { { STATS_T_TEST_PAIRED
    | STATS_T_TEST_INDEP
    | STATS_T_TEST_INDEPU
    } ( expr1, expr2
  }
}
[, { { STATISTIC | ONE_SIDED_SIG } , expr3 | TWO_SIDED_SIG | DF } ] )STATS_WSR_TEST(expr1, expr2
               [, { STATISTIC
                  | ONE_SIDED_SIG
                  | TWO_SIDED_SIG
                  }
               ]
              )STDDEV([ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
STDDEV_POP(expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
STDDEV_SAMP(expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
{ SUBSTR
| SUBSTRB
| SUBSTRC
| SUBSTR2
| SUBSTR4
}
(char, position [, substring_length ])SUM([ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(column, char)
SYS_CONTEXT('namespace', 'parameter' [, length ])SYS_DBURIGEN({ column | attribute }
             [ rowid ]
               [, { column | attribute }
                  [ rowid ]
               ]...
             [, 'text ( )' ]
            )SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(datetime_with_timezone)
SYS_GUID( )
SYS_OP_ZONE_ID( [ [ schema. ] table. | t_alias. ] rowid [, scale ] )
SYS_TYPEID(object_type_value)
SYS_XMLAGG(expr [, fmt ])
SYS_XMLGEN(expr [, fmt ])
SYSDATE
SYSTIMESTAMP
TAN(n)
TANH(n)
TIMESTAMP_TO_SCN(timestamp)
TO_APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT(detail)
TO_APPROX_PERCENTILE(detail, expr, 'datatype'
  [, { 'DESC' | 'ASC' | 'ERROR_RATE' | 'CONFIDENCE' } ])TO_BINARY_DOUBLE(expr [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_BINARY_FLOAT(expr [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_BLOB( bfile [, mime_type] )
TO_BLOB( raw_value )
TO_CHAR( { bfile | blob } [, csid] )TO_CHAR(nchar | clob | nclob)
TO_CHAR({ datetime | interval } [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])TO_CHAR(n [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_CLOB( { bfile | blob } [, csid] [, mime_type] )TO_CLOB(lob_column | char)
TO_DATE(char [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_DSINTERVAL ( ' { sql_format | ds_iso_format } '
  [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] )TO_LOB(long_column)
TO_MULTI_BYTE(char)
TO_NCHAR({char | clob | nclob})TO_NCHAR({ datetime | interval }
         [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ]
        )TO_NCHAR(n [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_NCLOB(lob_column | char)
TO_NUMBER(expr [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_SINGLE_BYTE(char)
TO_TIMESTAMP(char [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ(char [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ] [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
TO_UTC_TIMESTAMP_TZ ( varchar )
TO_YMINTERVAL
  ( '  { [+|-] years - months 
       | ym_iso_format 
       } '
    [ DEFAULT return_value ON CONVERSION ERROR ]
  )TRANSLATE(expr, from_string, to_string)
TRANSLATE ( char USING
          { CHAR_CS | NCHAR_CS }
          )TREAT(expr AS ([ REF ] [ schema. ]type) | JSON )
TRIM([ { { LEADING | TRAILING | BOTH }
         [ trim_character ]
       | trim_character
       }
       FROM 
     ]
     trim_source
    )TRUNC(date [, fmt ])
TRUNC(n1 [, n2 ])
TZ_OFFSET({ 'time_zone_name'
          | '{ + | - } hh : mi'
          | SESSIONTIMEZONE
          | DBTIMEZONE
          }
         )UID
UNISTR( string )
UPPER(char)
USER
[ schema. ]
{ [ package. ]function | user_defined_operator }
[ @ dblink. ]
[ ( [ [ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr [, expr ]... ] ) ]USERENV('parameter')VALIDATE_CONVERSION(expr AS type_name [, fmt [, 'nlsparam' ] ])
VALUE(correlation_variable)
VAR_POP(expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
VAR_SAMP(expr) [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]
VARIANCE([ DISTINCT | ALL ] expr)
        [ OVER (analytic_clause) ]VSIZE(expr)
WIDTH_BUCKET (expr, min_value, max_value, num_buckets)
XMLAGG(XMLType_instance [ order_by_clause ])
XMLCAST ( value_expression AS datatype )
XMLCDATA ( value_expr )
XMLCOLATTVAL
  (value_expr [ AS { c_alias  | EVALNAME value_expr } ]
    [, value_expr [ AS { c_alias  | EVALNAME value_expr } ]
      ]...
  )XMLCOMMENT ( value_expr )
XMLCONCAT(XMLType_instance [, XMLType_instance ]...)
XMLDIFF ( XMLType_document, XMLType_document [ , integer, string ] )
XMLELEMENT ( [ ENTITYESCAPING | NOENTITYESCAPING ]
   { ( [ NAME ] identifier ) | ( EVALNAME value_expr ) }
   [ , XML_attributes_clause ]
   [ , value_expr [ [ AS ] c_alias ]]...
 )XMLEXISTS ( XQuery_string [ XML_passing_clause ] )
XMLFOREST
  ( value_expr [ AS { c_alias | EVALNAME value_expr } ]
    [, value_expr [ AS { c_alias | EVALNAME value_expr } ]
      ]...
  )XMLISVALID ( XMLType_instance [, XMLSchema_URL [, element ]] )
XMLPARSE
  ({ DOCUMENT | CONTENT } value_expr [ WELLFORMED ]
  )XMLPATCH ( XMLType_document, XMLType_document )
XMLPI
 ( { ( [ NAME ] identifier ) | ( EVALNAME value_expr ) } 
     [ , value_expr ]
 )XMLQUERY ( XQuery_string [ XML_passing_clause ] RETURNING CONTENT [NULL ON EMPTY] )
XMLSEQUENCE( XMLType_instance
           | sys_refcursor_instance [, fmt ]
           )XMLSERIALIZE
  ( { DOCUMENT | CONTENT } value_expr [ AS datatype ]
    [ ENCODING xml_encoding_spec ]
    [ VERSION string_literal ]
    [ NO INDENT | { INDENT [SIZE = number] } ]
    [ { HIDE | SHOW } DEFAULTS ]
  )XMLTABLE ( [ XMLnamespaces_clause , ] XQuery_string XMLTABLE_options )
XMLTRANSFORM(XMLType_instance, { XMLType_instance
                               | string
                               }
            )