FUNCTIONS / BINARY STRING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

set_bit

Sets n'th bit in binary string to newvalue.

Signatures & examples

set_bit ( bytes bytea, n bigint, newvalue integer ) → bytea

Sets n'th bit in binary string to newvalue.

set_bit('\x1234567890'::bytea, 30, 0) → \x1234563890

set_bit ( bits bit, n integer, newvalue integer ) → bit

Sets n'th bit in bit string to newvalue; the first (leftmost) bit is bit 0.

set_bit(B'101010101010101010', 6, 0) → 101010001010101010

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Definition snapshot: 2026-09-14T13:14:25.684213+00:00@99e6866c · English manual source