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FUNCTIONS / STRING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

to_hex

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Converts the number to its equivalent two's complement hexadecimal representation.

Signatures & examples

to_hex ( integer ) → text
Converts the number to its equivalent two's complement hexadecimal representation.
to_hex(2147483647) → 7fffffff
to_hex(-1234) → fffffb2e
to_hex ( bigint ) → text
Converts the number to its equivalent two's complement hexadecimal representation.
to_hex(2147483647) → 7fffffff
to_hex(-1234) → fffffb2e
Version history 2
  1. PG 16 → 17changed
  2. PG 12 → 13changed

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