BIT_LENGTH function [String]

Function

Returns an unsigned 64-bit value containing the bit length of the column parameter.

Syntax

BIT_LENGTH( column-name )

Parameters

column-name The name of a column

Usage

The return value of a NULL argument is NULL.

The BIT_LENGTH function supports all Sybase IQ data types.

Standards and compatibility

SQL Vendor extension to ISO/ANSI SQL grammar.

Sybase Not supported by SQL Anywhere or Adaptive Server Enterprise

See also

“OCTET_LENGTH function [String]”

Chapter 9, “Function Support” in Unstructured Data Analytics in Sybase IQ