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From Dmitriy Igrishin
Subject Re: Why length(to_char(1::integer, '9')) = 2 ?
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In response to Re: Why length(to_char(1::integer, '9')) = 2 ?  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Why length(to_char(1::integer, '9')) = 2 ?  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
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2011/3/9 Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>
2011/3/9 Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.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?
Do you mean the case of MI ?
So, is this leading space reserved for a sign of number by default ?

Regards

Pavel

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