ATAN2

Syntax

atan2::=
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Purpose

ATAN2 returns the arc tangent of n and m. The argument n can be in an unbounded range and returns a value in the range of -pi to pi, depending on the signs of n and m, expressed in radians. ATAN2(n,m) is the same as ATAN(n/m).

This function takes as arguments any numeric datatype or any nonnumeric datatype that can be implicitly converted to a numeric datatype. If any argument is BINARY_FLOAT or BINARY_DOUBLE, then the function returns BINARY_DOUBLE. Otherwise the function returns NUMBER.

See Also:

Table 2-11, "Implicit Type Conversion Matrix" for more information on implicit conversion

Examples

The following example returns the arc tangent of .3 and .2:

SELECT ATAN2(.3, .2) "Arc_Tangent2" FROM DUAL;
 
Arc_Tangent2
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