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Functions / Binary String Functions And Operators

Sets n'th byte in binary string to newvalue.

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

Signatures & examples

set_byte ( bytes bytea, n integer, newvalue integer ) → bytea
Sets n'th byte in binary string to newvalue.
set_byte('\x1234567890'::bytea, 4, 64) → \x1234567840
Version history 2
  1. 12 → 13 changed
  2. 7.2 → 7.3 added

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