Name
serialize , deserialize — convert any heterogeneous array or tree of arrays into a binary string and back
Synopsis
binary string serialize ( |
in tree any ) ; |
binary string deserialize ( |
in str varchar ) ; |
Description
These functions will convert any heterogeneous array or tree of arrays into a binary string and back. The format is platform independent.
deserialize (serialize (x))
is the identity function.
These functions are useful for persisting heterogeneous arrays.
Note: | |
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The serialization can be stored as a blob, so that there is no practical length limit. The string length is however limited to 16 MB. |