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# ROWIDTOCHAR

Syntax

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Purpose

`ROWIDTOCHAR` converts a rowid value to `VARCHAR2` datatype. The result of this conversion is always 18 characters long.

Examples

The following example converts a rowid value in the `employees` table to a character value. (Results vary for each build of the sample database.)

    SELECT ROWID FROM employees
       WHERE ROWIDTOCHAR(ROWID) LIKE '%JAAB%';

    ROWID
    ------------------
    AAAFfIAAFAAAABSAAb