DECIMALCHAR

(Read-only) The DECIMALCHAR option is the value specified for the NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS option.

Data type

Syntax

DECIMALCHAR

Notes

Format for Decimal Input

DECIMALCHAR only affects the way Oracle OLAP formats numbers in output. When you format numbers for input, use a period (.) for the decimal marker. To use a different decimal marker, enclose the value in single quotes and use the TO_NUMBER function to convert the value from text to a valid number.

The Thousands Marker

The THOUSANDSCHAR option lets you check the value of the thousands marker.

Examples

Example 10-1 Identifying the Decimal and Thousands Markers

The statements in this example show the DECIMALCHAR and THOUSANDSCHAR values.

The following statement might produce a comma as output.
```
SHOW THOUSANDSCHAR
```
The following statement might produce a period as output.
```
SHOW DECIMALCHAR
```
With these values, the following statement might produce the output that follows it it.
```
SHOW TOTAL(sales)
63,181,743.50 
```