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ES|QL BIT_LENGTH function

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Returns the bit length of a string.

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string

String expression. If null, the function returns null.

Returns the bit length of a string.

Note

All strings are in UTF-8, so a single character can use multiple bytes.

string result
keyword integer
text integer
ES|QL
FROM airports
| WHERE country == "India"
| KEEP city
| EVAL fn_length = LENGTH(city), fn_bit_length = BIT_LENGTH(city)
city:keyword fn_length:integer fn_bit_length:integer
Agwār 5 48
Ahmedabad 9 72
Bangalore 9 72