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HEX

Syntax

HEX(N_or_S)

Description

If N_or_S is a number, returns a string representation of the hexadecimal value of N, where N is a longlong (BIGINT) number. This is equivalent to CONV(N,10,16).

If N_or_S is a string, returns a hexadecimal string representation of N_or_S where each byte of each character in N_or_S is converted to two hexadecimal digits. If N_or_S is NULL, returns NULL. The inverse of this operation is performed by the UNHEX() function.

Examples

SELECT HEX(255);
+----------+
| HEX(255) |
+----------+
| FF       |
+----------+

SELECT 0x4D617269614442;
+------------------+
| 0x4D617269614442 |
+------------------+
| MariaDB          |
+------------------+

SELECT HEX('MariaDB');
+----------------+
| HEX('MariaDB') |
+----------------+
| 4D617269614442 |
+----------------+

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