Syntax

CHARSET(str)

Description

Returns the character set of the string argument. If str is not a string, it is considered as a binary string (so the function returns 'binary'). This applies to NULL, too. The return value is a string in the utf8 character set.

Examples

SELECT CHARSET('abc');
+----------------+
| CHARSET('abc') |
+----------------+
| latin1         |
+----------------+

SELECT CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING utf8));
+------------------------------------+
| CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING utf8)) |
+------------------------------------+
| utf8                               |
+------------------------------------+

SELECT CHARSET(USER());
+-----------------+
| CHARSET(USER()) |
+-----------------+
| utf8            |
+-----------------+