UUID_TO_CHAR()

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Available in: DSQL, PSQL

Added in: 2.5

Description: Converts a 16-byte UUID to its 36-character, human-readable ASCII representation.

Result type: CHAR(36)

Syntax:

UUID_TO_CHAR (uuid)

uuid  ::=  a string consisting of 16 single-byte characters

Examples:

select uuid_to_char(x'876C45F4569B320DBCB4735AC3509E5F') from rdb$database
-- returns '876C45F4-569B-320D-BCB4-735AC3509E5F'

select uuid_to_char(gen_uuid()) from rdb$database
-- returns e.g. '680D946B-45FF-DB4E-B103-BB5711529B86'

select uuid_to_char('Firebird swings!') from rdb$database
-- returns '46697265-6269-7264-2073-77696E677321'