Validating Numeric and Non-Numeric Values
June 2, 2008 · Print This Article
To check if numeric and non-numeric values, the following syntax can be use.
Syntax
CODE:
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select DECODE( TRANSLATE(<value here>,'0123456789',' '), NULL, 'Numeric','Character')
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from dual;
Example
CODE:
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select DECODE( TRANSLATE('12345Z','0123456789',' '), NULL, 'Numeric','Character')
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from dual;
The example above will return 'Character' because the value has non-numeric characters.
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