Format Models

A format model is a character literal that describes the format of datetime and numeric data stored in a character string. When you convert a character string into a date or number, a format model determines how TimesTen interprets the string.

This section covers the following format models:

• Number Format Models

• Datetime Format Models

• Format Model for ROUND and TRUNC Date Functions

• Format Model for TO_CHAR of TimesTen Datetime Data Types