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FUNCTIONS / STRING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

to_oct

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

Signatures & examples

to_oct ( integer ) → text
Converts the number to its equivalent two's complement octal representation.
to_oct(2147483647) → 17777777777
to_oct(-1234) → 37777775456
to_oct ( bigint ) → text
Converts the number to its equivalent two's complement octal representation.
to_oct(2147483647) → 17777777777
to_oct(-1234) → 37777775456
Version history 1
  1. PG 16 → 17added

Definition snapshot: 2026-09-14T13:14:25.684213+00:00@99e6866c · English manual source