convert_to

Converts a text string (in the database encoding) to a binary string encoded in encoding dest_encoding (see Section 23.3.4 for available conversions).

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Definition PG 18

Converts a text string (in the database encoding) to a binary string encoded in encoding dest_encoding (see Section 23.3.4 for available conversions).

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convert_to ( string text, dest_encoding name ) → bytea → bytea

Converts a text string (in the database encoding) to a binary string encoded in encoding dest_encoding (see Section 23.3.4 for available conversions).

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