Name
mysql_hex_string - create a hexadecimal string
Synopsis
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#include <mysql.h> unsigned long mysql_hex_string(char * to, const char * from, unsigned long len);
Description
This function is used to create a hexadecimal string which can be used in SQL statements. e.g. INSERT INTO my_blob VALUES(X'A0E1CD').
Parameter
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to- result buffer
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from- the string which will be encoded
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len- length of the string (from)
Notes
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The size of the buffer for the encoded string must be 2 * length + 1.
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The encoded string does not contain a leading X’.
Return value
Returns the length of the encoded string without the trailing null character.