opposite of chr(int) - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Henry Drexler
Subject opposite of chr(int)
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Msg-id CAAtgU9RKaT9WQhhZAcMoqJG0rxL-gudB=CwUUOnxORmwuWub=w@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: opposite of chr(int)  (Gary Chambers <gwchamb@gwcmail.com>)
Re: opposite of chr(int)  (Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>)
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Looking at the string functions on:

I only see chr(int) and not something like int(chr).

reading through the others on that page i do not see a int(chr)

the goal is to tell whether or not a character in a string is an integer or not

my current workaround is this:

select
case
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '0' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '1' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '2' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '3' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '4' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '5' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '6' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '7' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '8' then 'true'
when substring('wallawa9kl',8,1) = '9' then 'true'
else 'false'
end


just wondering if there is something more compact or if this is an okay workaround solution.

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