substring limit length oracle code example

Example 1: plsql substr

SUBSTR( string, start_position [, length ] )

Example 2: oracle right characters

-- For Oracle only

-- syntax 
SUBSTR(<main-string>,-<number-of-characters>)

-- example 
SUBSTR('Useless stuff',-9) -- OUTPUT: ess stuff

-- practical example
SELECT SUBSTR('Useless stuff',-9)
FROM DUAL;