@ -1422,12 +1422,12 @@
<row>
<entry>
<literal><function>decode</function>(<parameter>string</parameter> <type>text</type>,
<parameter>type </parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
<parameter>forma t</parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
</entry>
<entry><type>bytea</type></entry>
<entry>
Decode binary data from <parameter>string</parameter> previously
encoded with <function>encode</>. Parameter type is same as in <function>encode</>.
Decode binary data from textual representation in <parameter>string</>.
Options for <parameter>format</> are same as in <function>encode</>.
</entry>
<entry><literal>decode('MTIzAAE=', 'base64')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000\001</literal></entry>
@ -1436,13 +1436,14 @@
<row>
<entry>
<literal><function>encode</function>(<parameter>data</parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
<parameter>type </parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
<parameter>forma t</parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry>
Encode binary data to different representation. Supported
types are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
<literal>Escape</> merely outputs null bytes as <literal>\000</> and
Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
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><literal>encode(E'123\\000\\001', 'base64')</literal></entry>
@ -2780,12 +2781,12 @@
<row>
<entry>
<literal><function>decode</function>(<parameter>string</parameter> <type>text</type>,
<parameter>type </parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
<parameter>forma t</parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
</entry>
<entry><type>bytea</type></entry>
<entry>
Decode binary string from <parameter>string</parameter> previously
encoded with <function>encode</>. Parameter type is same as in <function>encode</>.
Decode binary data from textual representation in <parameter>string</>.
Options for <parameter>format</> are same as in <function>encode</>.
</entry>
<entry><literal>decode(E'123\\000456', 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>
@ -2793,13 +2794,16 @@
<row>
<entry>
<literal><function>encode</function>(<parameter>string </parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
<parameter>type </parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
<literal><function>encode</function>(<parameter>data </parameter> <type>bytea</type>,
<parameter>forma t</parameter> <type>text</type>)</literal>
</entry>
<entry><type>text</type></entry>
<entry>
Encode binary string to <acronym>ASCII</acronym>-only representation. Supported
types are: <literal>base64</>, <literal>hex</>, <literal>escape</>.
Encode binary data into a textual representation. Supported
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><literal>encode(E'123\\000456'::bytea, 'escape')</literal></entry>
<entry><literal>123\000456</literal></entry>