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Functions / Binary String Functions And Operators

encode

Read the PG 18 manual

Encodes binary data into a textual representation; supported format values are: base64, escape, hex.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 26 of 27 versions, 7.2 to 20

7.17.27.37.48.08.18.28.38.49.09.19.29.39.49.59.61011121314151617181920

Signatures & examples

encode ( bytes bytea, format text ) → text
Encodes binary data into a textual representation; supported format values are: base64, escape, hex.
encode('123\000\001', 'base64') → MTIzAAE=
Version history 6
  1. 18 → 19 changed
  2. 12 → 13 changed
  3. 8.3 → 8.4 changed
  4. 8.1 → 8.2 changed
  5. 7.2 → 7.3 changed
  6. 7.1 → 7.2 added

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