bitmap_from_string
description
Syntax
BITMAP BITMAP_FROM_STRING(VARCHAR input)
Convert a string into a bitmap. The input string should be a comma separated unsigned bigint (ranging from 0 to 18446744073709551615). For example: input string "0, 1, 2" will be converted to a Bitmap with bit 0, 1, 2 set. If input string is invalid, return NULL.
example
mysql> select bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string("0, 1, 2"));
+-------------------------------------------------+
| bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string('0, 1, 2')) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| 0,1,2 |
+-------------------------------------------------+
mysql> select bitmap_from_string("-1, 0, 1, 2");
+-----------------------------------+
| bitmap_from_string('-1, 0, 1, 2') |
+-----------------------------------+
| NULL |
+-----------------------------------+
mysql> select bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string("0, 1, 18446744073709551615"));
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bitmap_to_string(bitmap_from_string('0, 1, 18446744073709551615')) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0,1,18446744073709551615 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+keywords
BITMAP_FROM_STRING,BITMAP