@ -1505,7 +1505,8 @@
<entry>
<entry>
Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
formats are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
formats are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
<literal>escape</> merely outputs null bytes as <literal>\000</> and
<literal>escape</> converts zero bytes and high-bit-set bytes to
octal sequences (<literal>\</><replaceable>nnn</>) and
doubles backslashes.
doubles backslashes.
</entry>
</entry>
<entry><literal>encode(E'123\\000\\001', 'base64')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>encode(E'123\\000\\001', 'base64')</literal></entry>
@ -3020,12 +3021,12 @@
<primary>decode</primary>
<primary>decode</primary>
</indexterm>
</indexterm>
<literal><function>decode(<parameter>string</parameter> <type>text</type>,
<literal><function>decode(<parameter>string</parameter> <type>text</type>,
<parameter>type </parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
<parameter>forma t</parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
</entry>
</entry>
<entry><type>bytea</type></entry>
<entry><type>bytea</type></entry>
<entry>
<entry>
Decode binary string from <parameter>string</parameter> previously
Decode binary data from textual representation in <parameter>string</>.
encoded with <function>encode</>. Parameter type is same as in <function>encode</>.
Options for <parameter>format</> are same as in <function>encode</>.
</entry>
</entry>
<entry><literal>decode(E'123\\000456', 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>decode(E'123\\000456', 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>
@ -3036,13 +3037,16 @@
<indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>encode</primary>
<primary>encode</primary>
</indexterm>
</indexterm>
<literal><function>encode(<parameter>string </parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
<literal><function>encode(<parameter>data </parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
<parameter>type </parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
<parameter>forma t</parameter> <type>text</type>)</function></literal>
</entry>
</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry>
<entry>
Encode binary string to <acronym>ASCII</acronym>-only representation. Supported
Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
types are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
formats are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
<literal>escape</> converts zero bytes and high-bit-set bytes to
octal sequences (<literal>\</><replaceable>nnn</>) and
doubles backslashes.
</entry>
</entry>
<entry><literal>encode(E'123\\000456'::bytea, 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>encode(E'123\\000456'::bytea, 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>