TO_NCHAR (character)

TO_NCHAR(character) converts a character string to the national character set.

Return Value

NVARCHAR2

Syntax

TO_NCHAR(exp)

Arguments

exp is a text expression. If it contains characters that are not represented in the national character set, then the conversion results in a loss of data.

Example

TO_NCHAR( 'David Ortiz') returns the value David Ortiz in the national character set.