LENGTH()
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Overview
Count the byte length of a string counting each multi-byte char as multiple bytes unless in ORACLE mode, in which case LENGTH is a synonym for CHAR_LENGTH().
See also: Functions in 10.6 ES, in 10.6 CS, in 10.5 ES, in 10.5 CS, in 10.4 ES, in 10.4 CS, in 10.3 ES, in 10.3 CS, in 10.2 ES, and in 10.2 CS
EXAMPLES
SELECT LENGTH('mariadb');
+-------------------+
| LENGTH('mariadb') |
+-------------------+
| 7 |
+-------------------+
SELECT LENGTH(' ');
+---------------+
| LENGTH(' ') |
+---------------+
| 3 |
+---------------+
SELECT LENGTH(_utf8 x'E28098');
+-------------------------+
| LENGTH(_utf8 x'E28098') |
+-------------------------+
| 3 |
+-------------------------+
SET sql_mode=CONCAT(@@sql_mode, ',ORACLE');
SELECT LENGTH(_utf8 x'E28098');
+-------------------------+
| LENGTH(_utf8 x'E28098') |
+-------------------------+
| 1 |
+-------------------------+
CHANGE HISTORY
Release Series | History |
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10.6 Enterprise |
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10.6 Community |
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10.5 Enterprise |
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10.5 Community |
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10.4 Enterprise |
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10.4 Community |
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10.3 Enterprise |
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10.3 Community |
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10.2 Enterprise |
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10.2 Community |
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EXTERNAL REFERENCES
Additional information on this topic may be found in the MariaDB Public Knowledge Base.
Information specific to MariaDB SkySQL can be found on the LENGTH() page in the SkySQL Documentation.