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Functions / Binary String Functions And Operators

get_byte

Read the PG 18 manual

Extracts n'th byte from binary string.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 25 of 27 versions, 7.3 to 20

7.17.27.37.48.08.18.28.38.49.09.19.29.39.49.59.61011121314151617181920

Signatures & examples

get_byte ( bytes bytea, n integer ) → integer
Extracts n'th byte from binary string.
get_byte('\x1234567890'::bytea, 4) → 144
Version history 3
  1. 12 → 13 changed
  2. 8.0 → 8.1 changed
  3. 7.2 → 7.3 added

Definition snapshot: b7bd9cda · English manual source