TO_HEX

Converts an integer to a hexadecimal representation.

Syntax

TO_HEX( expr ) --> TEXT

Arguments

Parameter	Description
`expr`	An integer expression

Returns

Representation of the hexadecimal number of type TEXT.

Examples

For these examples, consider the following table and contents:

CREATE TABLE cool_numbers(number BIGINT NOT NULL);

INSERT INTO cool_numbers VALUES (42), (3735928559), (666), (3135097598), (3221229823);

Convert numbers to hexadecimal

master=> SELECT TO_HEX(number) FROM cool_numbers;
to_hex
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0x000000000000002a
0x00000000deadbeef
0x000000000000029a
0x00000000baddcafe
0x00000000c00010ff