Skip bytes

Supported in: Batch, Streaming

Skip a given number of bytes in a binary column.

Expression categories: Binary

Declared arguments

• Bytes - no description
  Expression<Binary>
• Number of bytes to skip - no description
  Expression<Integer>

Output type: Binary

Examples

Example 1: Base case

Argument values:

• Bytes: aGk=
• Number of bytes to skip: 1

Output: aQ==

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Example 2: Null case

Argument values:

• Bytes: null
• Number of bytes to skip: 1

Output: null

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Example 3: Null case

Argument values:

• Bytes: aGk=
• Number of bytes to skip: null

Output: null

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Example 4: Edge case

Argument values:

• Bytes: aGk=
• Number of bytes to skip: 100

Output: null

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