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CHAR
Processes each argument N as an integer and then returns a string consisting of the characters representing the code values of those integers.
Syntax
CHAR(N [ ,... ] [ USING character_set_name ])
Arguments
- Integer
Return Type
- Binary string
Remarks
CHAR() returns a binary string by default. To return a string in a different character set, use the optional USING flag.
Examples
select char(101);
+-----------+
| char(101) |
+-----------+
| e |
+-----------+
select char(77, 101, 109, 83, 81, 76);
+---------------------------+
| char(77,101,109,83,81,76) |
+---------------------------+
| MemSQL |
+---------------------------+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)
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)
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