The LONG VARBIT data type is used to store arbitrary length bit arrays.

Syntax

LONG VARBIT

Remarks

Used to store arbitrary length array of bits (1s and 0s), or bit arrays longer than 32767 bits.

LONG VARBIT can also be specified as LONG BIT VARYING. Regardless of which syntax is used, the data type is described as LONG VARBIT.

See also

• BIT data type
• VARBIT data type
• Converting bit arrays
• Bit array functions
• Aggregate functions

Standards and compatibility