BITSTRING_TO_BINARY

Translates the given VARCHAR bitstring representation into a VARBINARY value. This function is the inverse of TO_BITSTRING.

Behavior Type

Immutable

Syntax

BITSTRING_TO_BINARY ( expression )

Arguments

expression

The VARCHAR string to process.

Examples

If there are an odd number of characters in the hex value, the first character is treated as the low nibble of the first (furthest to the left) byte.

=> SELECT BITSTRING_TO_BINARY('0110000101100010');
 BITSTRING_TO_BINARY
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 ab
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