Binary String Functions and Operators
String Operators
SQL defines some string functions that use keywords, rather than commas, to separate arguments.
octet_length(string)
Description: Specifies the number of bytes in a binary string.
Return type: int
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT octet_length(E'jo\\000se'::bytea) AS RESULT; result -------- 5 (1 row)overlay(string placing string from int [for int])
Description: Replaces substrings.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT overlay(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea placing E'\\002\\003'::bytea from 2 for 3) AS RESULT; result ---------------- \x5402036d6173 (1 row)position(substring in string)
Description: Specifies the location of a specified substring.
Return type: int
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT position(E'\\000om'::bytea in E'Th\\000omas'::bytea) AS RESULT; result -------- 3 (1 row)substring(string [from int] [for int])
Description: Truncates a substring.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT substring(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea from 2 for 3) AS RESULT; result ---------- \x68006f (1 row)substr(string, from int [, for int])
Description: Truncates a substring.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# select substr(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea,2, 3) as result; result ---------- \x68006f (1 row)trim([both] bytes from string)
Description: Removes the longest string containing only bytes from bytes from the start and end of string.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT trim(E'\\000'::bytea from E'\\000Tom\\000'::bytea) AS RESULT; result ---------- \x546f6d (1 row)
Other Binary String Functions
openGauss provides common syntax used for calling functions.
btrim(string bytea,bytes bytea)
Description: Removes the longest string containing only bytes from bytes from the start and end of string.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT btrim(E'\\000trim\\000'::bytea, E'\\000'::bytea) AS RESULT; result ------------ \x7472696d (1 row)get_bit(string, offset)
Description: Extracts bits from a string.
Return type: int
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT get_bit(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea, 45) AS RESULT; result -------- 1 (1 row)get_byte(string, offset)
Description: Extracts bytes from a string.
Return type: int
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT get_byte(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea, 4) AS RESULT; result -------- 109 (1 row)rawcmp
Description: Specifies the raw data type comparison function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: integer
raweq
Description: Specifies the raw data type comparison function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawge
Description: Specifies the raw data type comparison function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawgt
Description: Specifies the raw data type comparison function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawin
Description: Specifies the raw data type parsing function.
Parameter: cstring
Return type: bytea
rawle
Description: Specifies the raw data type parsing function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawlike
Description: Specifies the raw data type parsing function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawlt
Description: Specifies the raw data type parsing function.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawne
Description: Compares whether the raw types are the same.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawnlike
Description: Checks whether the raw type matches the mode.
Parameter: raw, raw
Return type: Boolean
rawout
Description: Specifies the RAW output API.
Parameter: bytea
Return type: cstring
rawsend
Description: Converts the bytea type to the binary type.
Parameter: raw
Return type: bytea
rawtohex
Description: Converts the raw format to the hexadecimal format.
Parameter: text
Return type: text
set_bit(string,offset, newvalue)
Description: Sets bits in a string.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT set_bit(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea, 45, 0) AS RESULT; result ------------------ \x5468006f6d4173 (1 row)set_byte(string,offset, newvalue)
Description: Sets bytes in a string.
Return type: bytea
Example:
openGauss=# SELECT set_byte(E'Th\\000omas'::bytea, 4, 64) AS RESULT; result ------------------ \x5468006f406173 (1 row)