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BIT_LENGTH
[esql-bit_length]
Syntax
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Parameters
string
- String expression. If
null
, the function returnsnull
.
Description
Returns the bit length of a string.
::::{note} All strings are in UTF-8, so a single character can use multiple bytes. ::::
Supported types
string | result |
---|---|
keyword | integer |
text | integer |
Example
FROM airports
| WHERE country == "India"
| KEEP city
| EVAL fn_length = LENGTH(city), fn_bit_length = BIT_LENGTH(city)
city:keyword | fn_length:integer | fn_bit_length:integer |
---|---|---|
Agwār | 5 | 48 |
Ahmedabad | 9 | 72 |
Bangalore | 9 | 72 |