decode ( string text, format text ) → bytea → byteaDecodes binary data from a textual representation; supported
format values are the same as for encode.decode
Decodes binary data from a textual representation; supported format values are the same as for encode.
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Decodes binary data from a textual representation; supported
format values are the same as for encode.Signatures and overloads
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Text language: en · wiki-repair-20261023:6114afe21f65cab35572869b228346f948b64b256df1d012d4080ede9b0fbd3f