CHARSET
Takes a string argument and returns the character set of that argument.
Syntax
CHARSET(string)
Arguments
- String
Return Type
- Character set
Examples
select charset(char(189));
+--------------------+
| charset(char(189)) |
+--------------------+
| binary |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)
select charset(char(189 using utf8));
+-------------------------------+
| charset(char(189 using utf8)) |
+-------------------------------+
| utf8 |
+-------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)