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TO_CHAR or TRUNC? Which one is more efficient?

UllhasAug 8 2011 — edited Aug 8 2011
Hi,

Which one is more efficient? TO_CHAR or TRUNC? (Primarily for of DATE columns)
Like for following queries. If I use the functions in group by clause which one could give better performance.

select to_char(sysdate, 'DD/MM/YYYY') from dual;

select trunc(sysdate) from dual;

Regards,
Ullhas
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