On 09/03/2011 13:15, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> 2011/3/9 Dmitriy Igrishin<dmitigr(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>> Hey all,
>>
>> dmitigr=> select to_char(1, '9');
>> to_char
>> ---------
>> 1
>>
>> dmitigr=> select length(to_char(1, '9'));
>> length
>> --------
>> 2
>>
>> Why to_char() includes preceding blank space in the result ?
>
> it is compatibility with Oracle?
I've often wondered too why there is padding by default in certain uses
of to_char().... it's a bit of a PITA sometimes. :-)
Ray.
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