TO_BITSTRING

Returns a VARCHAR that represents the given VARBINARY value in bitstring format. This function is the inverse of BITSTRING_TO_BINARY.

Behavior Type

Immutable

Syntax

TO_BITSTRING ( expression )

Parameters

expression

The VARCHAR string to process.

Examples

=> SELECT TO_BITSTRING('ab'::BINARY(2));
   to_bitstring
------------------
 0110000101100010
(1 row)

=> SELECT TO_BITSTRING(HEX_TO_BINARY('0x10'));
 to_bitstring
--------------
00010000
(1 row)

=> SELECT TO_BITSTRING(HEX_TO_BINARY('0xF0'));
 to_bitstring
--------------
11110000
(1 row)

See Also

BITCOUNT