octet_length function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

Returns the byte length of string data or number of bytes of binary data.

Syntax

octet_length(expr)

Arguments

• expr: A STRING or BINARY expression.

Returns

An INTEGER.

Examples

> SELECT octet_length('Spark SQL');
 9
> SELECT octet_length('서울시');
 9

Related functions

• bit_length function
• length function
• char_length function
• character_length function