BIT_LENGTH

Applies to: ✅ Data 360 SQL ✅ Tableau Hyper API

Returns the number of bits in a string.

1bit_length(<string>)

• <string>: The string to measure.

Returns an integer representing the number of bits in the string.

• For UTF-8 strings, multi-byte characters contribute more bits proportionally.
• Each byte equals 8 bits.

Get the bit length of a string.

1SELECT bit_length('jose') AS result;

Returns 32 (4 characters × 8 bits per byte).

• String Types