decode ( string text, format text ) → byteaDecodes binary data from a textual representation; supported
format values are the same as for encode.decode('MTIzAAE=', 'base64') → \x3132330001FUNCTIONS / BINARY STRING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS
decode
Read PG 18 manual ↗Decodes binary data from a textual representation; supported format values are the same as for encode.
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