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BITMAP_FROM_STRING

bitmap_from_string​

description​

Syntax​

BITMAP BITMAP_FROM_STRING(VARCHAR input)

Convert a string into a bitmap. The input string should be a comma separated unsigned bigint (ranging from 0 to 18446744073709551615). For example: input string "0, 1, 2" will be converted to a Bitmap with bit 0, 1, 2 set. If input string is invalid, return NULL.

example​

mysql> select bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string("0, 1, 2"));
+-------------------------------------------------+
| bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string('0, 1, 2')) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0,1,2 |
+-------------------------------------------------+

mysql> select bitmap_from_string("-1, 0, 1, 2");
+-----------------------------------+
| bitmap_from_string('-1, 0, 1, 2') |
+-----------------------------------+
| NULL |
+-----------------------------------+

mysql> select bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string("0, 1, 18446744073709551615"));
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string('0, 1, 18446744073709551615')) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0,1,18446744073709551615 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

keywords​

BITMAP_FROM_STRING,BITMAP