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{ “title”: “random_bytes”, “language”: “en” }

random_bytes

description

The random_bytes function generates a sequence of random bytes.

Syntax

VARCHAR random_bytes(INT len)

Parameters

• len: The random_bytes function takes a single argument, which specifies the length of the generated random byte sequence.

example

mysql> select random_bytes(7);
+------------------------------------------------+
| random_bytes(7) |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 0x53edd97401fb6d                               |
+------------------------------------------------+

keywords

RANDOM BYTES