OCTET_LENGTH

Syntax

OCTET_LENGTH(str)

Description

OCTET_LENGTH() returns the length of the given string, in octets (bytes). This is a synonym for LENGTHB(), and, when Oracle mode from MariaDB 10.3 is not set, a synonym for LENGTH().

A multi-byte character counts as multiple bytes. This means that for a string containing five two-byte characters, OCTET_LENGTH() returns 10, whereas CHAR_LENGTH() returns 5.

If str is not a string value, it is converted into a string. If str is NULL, the function returns NULL.

Examples

When Oracle mode from MariaDB 10.3 is not set:

SELECT CHAR_LENGTH('π'), LENGTH('π'), LENGTHB('π'), OCTET_LENGTH('π');
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+--------------------+
| CHAR_LENGTH('π')  | LENGTH('π')  | LENGTHB('π')  | OCTET_LENGTH('π')  |
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+--------------------+
|                 1 |            2 |             2 |                  2 |
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+--------------------+

In Oracle mode from MariaDB 10.3:

SELECT CHAR_LENGTH('π'), LENGTH('π'), LENGTHB('π'), OCTET_LENGTH('π');
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+--------------------+
| CHAR_LENGTH('π')  | LENGTH('π')  | LENGTHB('π')  | OCTET_LENGTH('π')  |
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+--------------------+
|                 1 |            1 |             2 |                  2 |
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+--------------------+

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