Syntax

BIT[(M)]

Description

A bit-field type. M indicates the number of bits per value, from 1 to 64. The default is 1 if M is omitted.

Bit values can be inserted with b'value' notation, where value is the bit value in 0's and 1's.

Bit fields are automatically zero-padded from the left to the full length of the bit, so for example in a BIT(4) field, '10' is equivalent to '0010'.

Bits are returned as binary, so to display them, either add 0, or use a function such as HEX, OCT or BIN to convert them.

Examples

CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE b ( b1 BIT(8) );
INSERT INTO b VALUES (b'11111111'),(b'01010101'),(b'1111111111111');
Query OK, 3 rows affected, 1 warning (0.10 sec)
Records: 3  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 1

SHOW WARNINGS;
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------+
| Level   | Code | Message                                     |
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------+
| Warning | 1264 | Out of range value for column 'b1' at row 3 |
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------+

SELECT b1+0, HEX(b1), OCT(b1), BIN(b1) FROM b;
+------+---------+---------+----------+
| b1+0 | HEX(b1) | OCT(b1) | BIN(b1)  |
+------+---------+---------+----------+
|  255 | FF      | 377     | 11111111 |
|   85 | 55      | 125     | 1010101  |
|  255 | FF      | 377     | 11111111 |
+------+---------+---------+----------+