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ENCODE ​

Encode a hexadecimal string and return a base64 value.

ENCODE('hex_string','HEX','BASE64')
'hex_string'
Specify a valid hexadecimal string or an expression that evaluates to a hexadecimal string.
'HEX'
Specify HEX (or hex) as the input. No other input types are supported.
'BASE64'
Specify BASE64 (or base64) as the output. No other output types are supported.

Examples ​

For example:

premdb=> select encode('f5e4d3c2b1a0','HEX','BASE64') from sys.const;
  encode  
----------
 9eTTwrGg
(1 row)

In this example, the result of the HMAC_KS function produces the input to the ENCODE function:

premdb=> select encode(hmac_ks(nickname,playerkey,2),'hex','base64') from team order by teamid limit 3;
                   encode                    
----------------------------------------------
 so9Ir6BcSA219q3jbWx5Y2ugrXsM/YG39F3hOdp5J+g=
 99oaUrPWoGE6DuZUw6Ar2QDMFaCsUtatXk24TGi5I4A=
 W8Apz44L4MrcAm4Bz8iCCbunokywHuvtQAzSnTI9+z8=
(3 rows)