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The TRANSLATE functions transforms text by using the specified pattern:

v_tx:= translate(string, search, replacement);

The TRANSLATE function takes search and replacement strings and creates character-to-character maps

The third parameter can't be NULL or an empty string. Otherwise, the result is always NULL.

SQL> declare
  2      v1_tx VARCHAR2(20):='To be or not to be';
  3      v2_tx VARCHAR2(20);
  4  begin
  5      v2_tx:= translate (v1_tx,'bo ','BO');
  6      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v2_tx);
  7  end;
  8  /
TOBeOrnOttOBe

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

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21.5.CHAR VARCHAR2 Functions
21.5.1.Useful character built-in functions
21.5.2.Compare char type value with blank space
21.5.3.Compare char type value with 'trim'
21.5.4.The most useful character specifications are
21.5.5.ASCII
21.5.6.SUBSTR
21.5.7.INSTR
21.5.8.Use the SUBSTR and INSTR at the same time.
21.5.9.REPLACE
21.5.10.TRANSLATE
21.5.11.PAD, RPAD, LPAD
21.5.12.TRIM
21.5.13.Extending your options with regular expressions
21.5.14.A Better Routine to Check Social Security Numbers