Oracle/PLSQL: CharToRowid Function

In Oracle/PLSQL, the chartorowid function converts a char, varchar2, nchar, or nvarchar2 to a rowid.

Syntax

The syntax for the chartorowid function is:

chartorowid( value1 )

value1 is the value to convert to a rowid.

The format of the rowid is:

BBBBBBB.RRRR.FFFFF

where:

BBBBBBB is the block in the database file;
RRRR is the row in the block;
FFFFF is the database file.

Applies To

• Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i

For Example

select * from suppliers

where rowid = chartorowid('AAABoqAADAAAAwPAAA');

This would return a unique row from the suppliers table.