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MySQL BIT, BINARY, VARBINARY, BLOB (binary types)

MySQL supports several binary data types, including BIT, BINARY, VARBINARY, and the BLOB types. These types are used to store binary data, like images or files, as well as certain kinds of text data that is best stored in a binary format.

BIT:
The BIT data type is used to store binary data in the range from 1 to 64 bits. It's often used to store boolean data, since a BIT field of 1 bit can store the values 0 or 1.
Example:
```
CREATE TABLE example (b BIT(8));
INSERT INTO example VALUES (b'10101010');
```
BINARY and VARBINARY:
The BINARY and VARBINARY types are similar to CHAR and VARCHAR, but they store binary byte strings rather than nonbinary character strings.
- BINARY: The BINARY type is used to store fixed-length binary data. BINARY values are right-padded with 0x00 (the zero byte) to the specified length.
- VARBINARY: The VARBINARY type is used to store variable-length binary data, up to a maximum length specified by the user.
Example:
```
CREATE TABLE example (bin BINARY(10), varbin VARBINARY(10));
INSERT INTO example VALUES (0x1234, 0x5678);
```
BLOB:
The BLOB types are used to store large amounts of binary data. There are four types of BLOB: TINYBLOB, BLOB, MEDIUMBLOB, and LONGBLOB, each with a different maximum storage capacity:
- TINYBLOB: Maximum length of 255 bytes.
- BLOB: Maximum length of 65,535 bytes.
- MEDIUMBLOB: Maximum length of 16,777,215 bytes.
- LONGBLOB: Maximum length of 4,294,967,295 bytes.
Example:
```
CREATE TABLE example (tb TINYBLOB, b BLOB, mb MEDIUMBLOB, lb LONGBLOB);
INSERT INTO example VALUES (0x1234, 0x5678, 0x9ABC, 0xDEF0);
```

Remember, when you're working with binary data, the values you insert into these fields will be literal binary data. You'll need to use hexadecimal literals or the b'binary_string' format to specify binary values.

How to Use VARBINARY in MySQL: The VARBINARY data type in MySQL is used to store variable-length binary data.
```
CREATE TABLE binary_data_table (
  id INT PRIMARY KEY,
  binary_column VARBINARY(255)
);
```
Working with BLOB in MySQL: The BLOB (Binary Large Object) type in MySQL is suitable for storing large binary data.
```
CREATE TABLE blob_table (
  id INT PRIMARY KEY,
  blob_data BLOB
);
```
Storing Binary Data with MySQL BIT: The BIT data type in MySQL is used for storing binary data with a fixed length.
```
CREATE TABLE bit_table (
  id INT PRIMARY KEY,
  bit_data BIT(8)
);
```
MySQL BIT and Boolean Values: The BIT data type can represent boolean values (0 or 1).
```
CREATE TABLE boolean_table (
  id INT PRIMARY KEY,
  is_active BIT(1)
);
```
Handling Large Binary Data with MySQL BLOB: The BLOB type is suitable for storing large binary objects, such as images or files.
```
CREATE TABLE large_blob_table (
  id INT PRIMARY KEY,
  file_content LONGBLOB
);
```

MySQL VARBINARY Examples:

INSERT INTO binary_data_table (id, binary_column) VALUES (1, 0x546869732069732061204241544558);

Manipulating Binary Data in MySQL Queries: Binary data can be manipulated using various string and bitwise functions in MySQL.
```
SELECT HEX(binary_column) FROM binary_data_table WHERE id = 1;
```
MySQL BLOB Storage and Retrieval Methods: Use standard SQL statements to insert and retrieve binary data from BLOB columns.

INSERT INTO blob_table (id, blob_data) VALUES (1, LOAD_FILE('/path/to/image.jpg'));
SELECT blob_data FROM blob_table WHERE id = 1;