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Blob Functions
Version 0.3.3
This section describes functions and operators for examining and manipulating blob values.
| Function | Description | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
blob || blob |
Blob concatenation | '\xAA'::BLOB || '\xBB'::BLOB |
\xAABB |
decode(blob) |
Convert blob to varchar. Fails if blob is not valid utf-8. | decode('\xC3\xBC'::BLOB) |
ü |
encode(string) |
Convert varchar to blob. Converts utf-8 characters into literal encoding. | encode('my_string_with_ü') |
my_string_with_\xC3\xBC |
octet_length(blob) |
Number of bytes in blob | octet_length('\xAABB'::BLOB) |
2 |
Search Shortcut cmd + k | ctrl + k