CHR

The CHR function returns the character having the specified binary value in the database character set.

SQL syntax

CHR(n)

Parameters

CHR has the parameter:

Parameter Description

n

The binary value in the database character set. The character having this binary value is returned. The result is of type VARCHAR2.

Description

  • For single-byte character sets, if n >256, then TimesTen returns the binary value of n mod 256.

  • For multibyte character sets, n must resolve to one code point. Invalid code points are not validated. If you specify an invalid code point, the result is indeterminate.

Examples

The following example is run on an ASCII-based system with the WE8ISO8859P1 character set. 

Command> SELECT CHR(67)||CHR(65)||CHR(84) FROM dual;
< CAT >
1 row found.