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Oracle / PLSQL: COMPOSE Function

This Oracle tutorial explains how to use the Oracle/PLSQL COMPOSE function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Oracle/PLSQL COMPOSE function returns a Unicode string.

Syntax

The syntax for the COMPOSE function in Oracle/PLSQL is:

COMPOSE( string )

Parameters or Arguments

string
The input value used to create the Unicode string. It can be a char, varchar2, nchar, nvarchar2, clob, or nclob.

Returns

The COMPOSE function returns a Unicode string.

Below is a listing of unistring values that can be combined with other characters in the compose function.

Unistring Value Resulting character
unistr('\0300') grave accent ( ` )
unistr('\0301') acute accent ( ´ )
unistr('\0302') circumflex ( ^ )
unistr('\0303') tilde ( ~ )
unistr('\0308') umlaut ( ¨ )

Applies To

The COMPOSE function can be used in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL:

  • Oracle 12c, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i

Example

Let's look at some Oracle COMPOSE function examples and explore how to use the COMPOSE function in Oracle/PLSQL.

For example:

COMPOSE('o' || unistr('\0308') )
Result: ö

COMPOSE('a' || unistr('\0302') )
Result: â

COMPOSE('e' || unistr('\0301') )
Result: é