<entry>
Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
formats are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
- <literal>escape</> merely outputs null bytes as <literal>\000</> and
+ <literal>escape</> converts zero bytes and high-bit-set bytes to
+ octal sequences (<literal>\</><replaceable>nnn</>) and
doubles backslashes.
</entry>
<entry><literal>encode(E'123\\000\\001', 'base64')</literal></entry>
<primary>decode</primary>
</indexterm>
<literal><function>decode(<parameter>string</parameter> <type>text</type>,
- <parameter>type</parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
+ <parameter>format</parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
</entry>
<entry><type>bytea</type></entry>
<entry>
- Decode binary string from <parameter>string</parameter> previously
- encoded with <function>encode</>. Parameter type is same as in <function>encode</>.
+ Decode binary data from textual representation in <parameter>string</>.
+ Options for <parameter>format</> are same as in <function>encode</>.
</entry>
<entry><literal>decode(E'123\\000456', 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>
<indexterm>
<primary>encode</primary>
</indexterm>
- <literal><function>encode(<parameter>string</parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
- <parameter>type</parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
+ <literal><function>encode(<parameter>data</parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
+ <parameter>format</parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry>
- Encode binary string to <acronym>ASCII</acronym>-only representation. Supported
- types are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
+ Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
+ formats are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
+ <literal>escape</> converts zero bytes and high-bit-set bytes to
+ octal sequences (<literal>\</><replaceable>nnn</>) and
+ doubles backslashes.
</entry>
<entry><literal>encode(E'123\\000456'::bytea, 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>