mysql_hex_string(3)

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mysql_hex_string - create a hexadecimal string

: #include <mysql.h> unsigned long mysql_hex_string(char * to, const char * from, unsigned long len);

This function is used to create a hexadecimal string which can be used in SQL statements. e.g. INSERT INTO my_blob VALUES(X'A0E1CD').

`•`	`to` - result buffer
`•`	`from` - the string which will be encoded
`•`	`len` - length of the string (from)

`•`	The size of the buffer for the encoded string must be 2 * length + 1.
`•`	The encoded string does not contain a leading X’.

Returns the length of the encoded string without the trailing null character.

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.