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UNCOMPRESS

Syntax

UNCOMPRESS(string_to_uncompress)

Description

Uncompresses a string compressed by the COMPRESS() function. If the argument is not a compressed value, the result is NULL. This function requires MariaDB to have been compiled with a compression library such as zlib. Otherwise, the return value is always NULL. The have_compress server system variable indicates whether a compression library is present.

Examples

SELECT UNCOMPRESS(COMPRESS('a string'));
+----------------------------------+
| UNCOMPRESS(COMPRESS('a string')) |
+----------------------------------+
| a string                         |
+----------------------------------+

SELECT UNCOMPRESS('a string');
+------------------------+
| UNCOMPRESS('a string') |
+------------------------+
| NULL                   |
+------------------------+
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