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UNHEX

Syntax

UNHEX(str)

Description

Performs the inverse operation of HEX(str). That is, it interprets each pair of hexadecimal digits in the argument as a number and converts it to the character represented by the number. The resulting characters are returned as a binary string.

If str is NULL, UNHEX() returns NULL.

Examples

SELECT HEX('MariaDB');
+----------------+
| HEX('MariaDB') |
+----------------+
| 4D617269614442 |
+----------------+

SELECT UNHEX('4D617269614442');
+-------------------------+
| UNHEX('4D617269614442') |
+-------------------------+
| MariaDB                 |
+-------------------------+

SELECT 0x4D617269614442;
+------------------+
| 0x4D617269614442 |
+------------------+
| MariaDB          |
+------------------+

SELECT UNHEX(HEX('string'));
+----------------------+
| UNHEX(HEX('string')) |
+----------------------+
| string               |
+----------------------+

SELECT HEX(UNHEX('1267'));
+--------------------+
| HEX(UNHEX('1267')) |
+--------------------+
| 1267               |
+--------------------+

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