SQLite ZEROBLOB() Function
The SQLite ZEROBLOB() function returns a BLOB consisting of N bytes of 0x00. SQLite manages these zeroblobs very efficiently. Zeroblobs can be used to reserve space for a BLOB that is later written using incremental BLOB I/O.
Syntax
ZEROBLOB(N)
Parameters
N |
Required. Specify the number of bytes. |
Return Value
Returns a BLOB consisting of N bytes of 0x00.
Example: ZEROBLOB() example
The example below shows the usage of ZEROBLOB() function.
SELECT HEX(ZEROBLOB(8)); Result: '0000000000000000' SELECT HEX(ZEROBLOB(16)); Result: '00000000000000000000000000000000'
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