BINARY
Casts the input to a binary datatype.
There is usually no visible effect on the printed value; what changes is the rules for comparison and sorting.
Syntax
BINARY( input )
Return Type
A binary object.
Examples
SELECT 'ohai' = 'OHAI', BINARY('ohai') = 'OHAI'; **** +-----------------+-------------------------+ | 'ohai' = 'OHAI' | BINARY('ohai') = 'OHAI' | +-----------------+-------------------------+ | 1 | 0 | +-----------------+-------------------------+