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FUNCTIONS / BINARY STRING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

convert

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Converts a binary string representing text in encoding src_encoding to a binary string in encoding dest_encoding (see Section 23.3.4 for available conversions).

Signatures & examples

convert ( bytes bytea, src_encoding name, dest_encoding name ) → bytea
Converts a binary string representing text in encoding src_encoding to a binary string in encoding dest_encoding (see Section 23.3.4 for available conversions).
convert('text_in_utf8', 'UTF8', 'LATIN1') → \x746578745f696e5f75746638
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