The LENGTH SQL Function in MySQL and MariaDB - Length of string in bytes |
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| | LENGTH | Syntax: | LENGTH(String) | | Return value: | INTEGER | | Synonyms: | OCTET_LENGTH, LENGTHB | | Function type: | String function | |
| | The LENGTH() function returns the length of "String" in required bytes.
If the "String" contains characters with more than one byte, the return value increases accordingly.
To get the length of a "String" in number of characters the function CHAR_LENGTH() should be used.
Numeric arguments are converted to strings.
If the value of the argument is NULL, the LENGTH() function returns NULL.
As of MariaDB version 10.3, LENGTH() returns the number of characters if the ORACLE mode is set in SQL_MODE for the server.
The OCTET_LENGTH() function can then be used to return the size of a "String" in bytes. | SQL Examples for the LENGTH function |
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| select length('Test');
select length('äöü');
select length(convert('äöü' using utf8));
select char_length(convert('äöü' using utf8));
select length(1.3456);
select length(20);
select length(true);
select length(false);
select length(null);
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| length(convert('äöü' using utf8)) |
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| 6 |
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| char_length(convert('äöü' using utf8)) |
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| int(10) |
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| 3 |
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| length(null) |
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| int(10) |
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| NULL |
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| | The examples were created with the MyWAY SQL manager: | How to use the LENGTH() function in MySQL and MariaDB databases | | In MySQL and MariaDB the LENGTH() function can be used to get the length of a string in bytes. The function calculates the number of bytes required to store the string. LENGTH() is useful for various purposes, such as calculating memory requirements, analyzing data sizes, or performing byte-level operations. | | Further MySQL und MariaDB SQL String functions | | CHAR | CHAR(Character code, [, Charset]) | | More about CHAR Function |
| | CHR | CHR(Character code) | | More about CHR Function |
| | CONCAT | CONCAT(Strings ('str1','str2', ...)) | | More about CONCAT Function |
| | CONCAT_WS | CONCAT_WS(Separator, Strings ('str1','str2', ...)) | | More about CONCAT_WS Function |
| | ELT | ELT(Index, Strings ('str1','str2', ...)) | | More about ELT Function |
| | EXPORT_SET | EXPORT_SET(Bits, On, Off [, Separator] [, Number of bits]) | | More about EXPORT_SET Function |
| | EXTRACTVALUE | EXTRACTVALUE(XML, XPath) |
| | FIELD | FIELD(Search string, Strings ('str1','str2', ...)) | | More about FIELD Function |
| | FORMAT | FORMAT(Number, Decimals [, Region]) | | More about FORMAT Function |
| | INSERT | INSERT(String, Position, Length, String to insert) | | More about INSERT Function |
| | LCASE | LCASE(String) | | More about LCASE Function |
| | LEFT | LEFT(String, Length) | | More about LEFT Function |
| | LOAD_FILE | LOAD_FILE(File name) |
| | LOWER | LOWER(String) | | More about LOWER Function |
| | LPAD | LPAD(String, Length, String to append) | | More about LPAD Function |
| | LPAD_ORACLE | LPAD_ORACLE(String, Length, String to append) | | More about LPAD_ORACLE Function |
| | LTRIM | LTRIM(String) | | More about LTRIM Function |
| | MAKE_SET | MAKE_SET(Bits, Strings ('str1','str2', ...)) | | More about MAKE_SET Function |
| | MID | MID(String, Position [, Length]) | | More about MID Function |
| | QUOTE | QUOTE(String) | | More about QUOTE Function |
| | REPEAT | REPEAT(String, Number) | | More about REPEAT Function |
| | REPLACE | REPLACE(String, Search, Replace) | | More about REPLACE Function |
| | REVERSE | REVERSE(String) | | More about REVERSE Function |
| | RIGHT | RIGHT(String, Length) | | More about RIGHT Function |
| | RPAD | RPAD(String, Length, String to append) | | More about RPAD Function |
| | RPAD_ORACLE | RPAD_ORACLE(String, Length, String to append) | | More about RPAD_ORACLE Function |
| | RTRIM | RTRIM(String) | | More about RTRIM Function |
| | SOUNDEX | SOUNDEX(String) | | More about SOUNDEX Function |
| | SPACE | SPACE(Number) | | More about SPACE Function |
| | SUBSTR | SUBSTR(String, Position, Length) | | More about SUBSTR Function |
| | SUBSTRING | SUBSTRING(String, Position, Length) | | More about SUBSTRING Function |
| | SUBSTRING_INDEX | SUBSTRING_INDEX(String, Delimiter, Number) | | More about SUBSTRING_INDEX Function |
| | TRIM | TRIM([Type] [, Delete character], , String) | | More about TRIM Function |
| | TRIM_ORACLE | TRIM_ORACLE([Type] [, Delete character], , String) | | More about TRIM_ORACLE Function |
| | UCASE | UCASE(String) | | More about UCASE Function |
| | UPPER | UPPER(String) | | More about UPPER Function |
| | WEIGHT_STRING | WEIGHT_STRING(String [AS Format] [LEVEL Level] [Sorting]) | | More about WEIGHT_STRING Function |
| | ASCII | ASCII(String) | | More about ASCII Function |
| | BIT_LENGTH | BIT_LENGTH(String) | | More about BIT_LENGTH Function |
| | CHAR_LENGTH | CHAR_LENGTH(String) | | More about CHAR_LENGTH Function |
| | CHARACTER_LENGTH | CHARACTER_LENGTH(String) | | More about CHARACTER_LENGTH Function |
| | FIND_IN_SET | FIND_IN_SET(Search string, Set of values) | | More about FIND_IN_SET Function |
| | INSTR | INSTR(String, Search string) | | More about INSTR Function |
| | LENGTHB | LENGTHB(String) | | More about LENGTHB Function |
| | LOCATE | LOCATE(Search string, String [, Position]) | | More about LOCATE Function |
| | OCTET_LENGTH | OCTET_LENGTH(String) | | More about OCTET_LENGTH Function |
| | ORD | ORD(String) | | More about ORD Function |
| | POSITION | POSITION(Search string IN String) | | More about POSITION Function |
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