sql - Reverse in Oracle this path z/y/x to x/y/z

Question

How would I do in a SELECT query to reverse this path :

z/y/x 

for

x/y/z

where / is the delimiter and where there can be many delimiters in a single line

ex: select (... z/y/x/w/v/u ...) reversed_path from ...

Answer 1

You can get your result by connecting the reverted components, then reverting the resulting string again. Just make sure you strip your starting separator and put it on the other side:

SELECT '/' || REVERSE(LTRIM(SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(REVERSE(x), '/'), '/') AS reversed_path
...