Name
serialize , deserialize — convert any heterogeneous array or tree of arrays into a binary string and back
Synopsis
binary string
serialize
(
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in
tree
any
); |
binary string
deserialize
(
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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]](images/note.png)
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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. |