Name: bytes

Type: keyword

Syntax: bytes

Summary: Used with the <sort> <command>, <number> <function>, and <is among> and <is not among> <operator|operators> to designate each byte as a separate portion of a <string>.

Introduced: 4.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
get the number of bytes of field "Entry"

Example:
get the number of bytes of the compress of tString

Description:
Use the <bytes> <keyword> to <sort> or <select> individual bytes.

A byte is a single letter, digit, punctuation mark, or control character.

>*Note:* At present the bytes keyword is identical in functionality to the characters keyword. However, it should be used when strings containing binary data are being manipulated to ensure future efficiency.

References: character (keyword), characters (keyword), byte (keyword), string (keyword), is not among (operator), is among (operator), sort (command), select (command), number (function), command (glossary), operator (glossary), keyword (glossary), function (control_st)

Tags: database
