Return Only number from a string if it contains numbers

Question

For example,
string is abc123CD need to find out a method to read only numbers in the string
i.e.

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Answer 1

If you want to get all digit characters from the string (not just the first group), it is easier to remove all characters, which aren't a digit:

select regexp_replace('abc123CD45ef', '[^\d]+', '', 'g');

-- regexp_replace
-- --------------
--    '12345'

Answer 2

Try this:

select (regexp_matches('abc123CD', '\d+'))[1];

Since regexp_matches returns array of text, you should access the first element by [1].

Answer 3

As per ntalbs's Answer

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Wrap that query into a Function

create or replace function shownums(text) returns integer as 
$$
select (regexp_matches($1,'\d+'))[1]::int; 
$$
language sql;