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BIN

Description​

Converts decimal numbers to binary text.

Syntax​

BIN(<a>)

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
<a>Decimal value to be converted

Return Value​

The binary representation of the parameter <a>. When <a> is negative, the result is its 64-bit complement.

Examples​

select bin(0);
+--------+
| bin(0) |
+--------+
| 0 |
+--------+
select bin(-1);
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bin(-1) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
select bin(123);
+----------+
| bin(123) |
+----------+
| 1111011 |
+----------+