TO_BINARY (Lakehouse v2)

Converts a VARCHAR string to a binary value based on the specified binary format.

Analyze Syntax

func.to_binary(<str>, <format>)

Analyze Examples

func.to_binary('Hello', 'utf8')

┌──────────┐
│ b'Hello'  │
└──────────┘

SQL Syntax

TO_BINARY(<str>, <format>)

SQL Examples

SELECT TO_BINARY('Hello', 'utf8');

┌────────────┐
│ 48656C6C6F  │
└────────────┘