CHAR_TO_UUID()
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CHAR_TO_UUID()
Added in: 2.5
Description
Converts a human-readable 36-char UUID string to the corresponding 16-byte UUID.
Result type: CHAR(16) CHARACTER SET OCTETS
Syntax
CHAR_TO_UUID (ascii_uuid)
ascii_uuid ::= a string of length 36 with:
* '-' (hyphen) at positions 9, 14, 19 and 24;
* valid hex digits at every other position.
Examples
select char_to_uuid('A0bF4E45-3029-2a44-D493-4998c9b439A3') from rdb$database
-- returns A0BF4E4530292A44D4934998C9B439A3 (16-byte string)
select char_to_uuid('A0bF4E45-3029-2A44-X493-4998c9b439A3') from rdb$database
-- error: -Human readable UUID argument for CHAR_TO_UUID must
-- have hex digit at position 20 instead of "X (ASCII 88)"
See also:
CHAR_TO_UUID()
UUID_TO_CHAR()
GEN_UUID()
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