BIN

Description

Converts decimal numbers to binary text.

Syntax

BIN(<a>)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
<a>	Decimal value to be converted

Return Value

The binary representation of the parameter <a>. When <a> is negative, the result is its 64-bit complement.

Examples

select bin(0);

+--------+
| bin(0) |
+--------+
| 0      |
+--------+

select bin(-1);

+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bin(-1)                                                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+

select bin(123);

+----------+
| bin(123) |
+----------+
| 1111011  |
+----------+