hex function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

Converts expr to hexadecimal.

Syntax

hex(expr)

Arguments

• expr: A BIGINT, BINARY, or STRING expression.

Returns

A STRING.

The function returns the hexadecimal representation of the argument.

Examples

> SELECT hex(17);
 11
> SELECT hex('Spark SQL');
 537061726B2053514C

Related functions

• unhex function