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FUNCTIONS / DATA TYPE FORMATTING FUNCTIONS

to_number

Read PG 18 manual ↗

Converts string to numeric according to the given format.

Signatures & examples

to_number ( text, text ) → numeric
Converts string to numeric according to the given format.
to_number('12,454.8-', '99G999D9S') → -12454.8
Version history 1
  1. PG 12 → 13changed

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