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This section describes functions and operators for examining and manipulating bit strings, that is values of the types bit and bit varying. Aside from the usual comparison operators, the operators shown in Table 9-10 can be used. Bit string operands of &, |, and # must be of equal length. When bit shifting, the original length of the string is preserved, as shown in the examples.
Table 9-10. Bit String Operators
| Operator | Description | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| || | concatenation | B'10001' || B'011' | 10001011 |
| & | bitwise AND | B'10001' & B'01101' | 00001 |
| | | bitwise OR | B'10001' | B'01101' | 11101 |
| # | bitwise XOR | B'10001' # B'01101' | 11100 |
| ~ | bitwise NOT | ~ B'10001' | 01110 |
| << | bitwise shift left | B'10001' << 3 | 01000 |
| >> | bitwise shift right | B'10001' >> 2 | 00100 |
The following SQL-standard functions work on bit strings as well as character strings: length, bit_length, octet_length, position, substring.
In addition, it is possible to cast integral values to and from type bit. Some examples:
44::bit(10) 0000101100 44::bit(3) 100 cast(-44 as bit(12)) 111111010100 '1110'::bit(4)::integer 14
Note that casting to just "bit" means casting to bit(1), and so will deliver only the least significant bit of the integer.
Note: Prior to PostgreSQL 8.0, casting an integer to bit(n) would copy the leftmost n bits of the integer, whereas now it copies the rightmost n bits. Also, casting an integer to a bit string width wider than the integer itself will sign-extend on the left.
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