PostgreSQL CHR() function
CHR() function
The PostgreSQL chr function is used to return the corresponding character against the given code within the argument.
Syntax:
chr(number)
PostgreSQL Version: 9.3
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Example: PostgreSQL CHR() function:
In the example below, the chr function returns the character against the corresponding code.
Code:
SELECT chr(90) AS "Character of CODE(90)";
Sample Output:
Character of CODE(90) ----------------------- Z (1 row)
Example of PostgreSQL CHR() function using column:
Sample Table: employees
Here in the example, we want to make a query without using LEFT(), SUBSTRING() function. We want to find those employees who start their first_name with the letter 'A'. Here we have displayed three columns i.e. empoloyee_id, first_name and last_name.
Code:
SELECT employee_id,first_name,last_name
FROM employees
WHERE chr(ascii(first_name))='A';
Sample Output:
employee_id | first_name | last_name -------------+------------+----------- 103 | Alexander | Hunold 115 | Alexander | Khoo 121 | Adam | Fripp 147 | Alberto | Errazuriz 158 | Allan | McEwen 167 | Amit | Banda 175 | Alyssa | Hutton 185 | Alexis | Bull 187 | Anthony | Cabrio 196 | Alana | Walsh (10 rows)
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